Colonial Metropolis: The Urban Grounds of Anti-Imperialism and Feminism in Interwar Paris
(Part of the France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series)
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World War I gave colonial migrants and French women unprecedented access to the workplaces and nightlife of Paris. After the war they were expected to return without protest to their homes--either overseas or metropolitan. Neither group, however, was willing to be discarded.
Between the world wars, the mesmerizing capital of France's colonial empire attracted denizens from Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States. Paris became not merely...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0803277067
ISBN13:9780803277069
Release Date:July 2015
Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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