Cultural and Literary Representations of the Automobile in French Indochina : A Colonial Roadshow
2018 ed.
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Studies in Mobilities, Literature, and Culture
ISBN-10
3319945580
ISBN-13
9783319945583
Edition
2018 ed.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 10th, 2018
Print length
230 Pages
Weight
430 grams
Dimensions
21.90 x 15.60 x 2.10 cms
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Stéphanie Ponsavady examines the development of transportation systems in French Indochina at the turn of the twentieth century, analyzing archival material and French and Vietnamese literature to critically assess French colonialism.
How are the pleasures and thrills of the automobile linked to France’s history of conquest, colonialism, and exploitation in Southeast Asia? Cultural and Literary Representations of the Automobile in French Indochina addresses the contradictions of the “progress” of French colonialism and their consequences through the lens of the automobile. Stéphanie Ponsavady examines the development of transportation systems in French Indochina at the turn of the twentieth century, analyzing archival material and French and Vietnamese literature to critically assess French colonialism.
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