Beyond Papillon: The French Overseas Penal Colonies, 1854-1952
(Part of the France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series)
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For French criminologists and colonialists of the mid-nineteenth century, the penal colonies of Guiana and New Caledonia seemed to satisfy two needs, namely, to incarcerate a growing number of criminals and to supply manpower for these developing colonies. But were these two goals not contradictory? Was the primary purpose of the penal colonies to punish or to colonize? In the prisons, inmates found means of subversion, guards resisted militaristic...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0803217986
ISBN13:9780803217980
Release Date:May 2008
Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.79 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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