This book addresses a central but often ignored question in the history of modern France and modern colonialism: How did the Third Republic, highly regarded for

France, which has the largest Muslim minority community in Europe, has been in the news in recent years because of perceptions that Muslims have not integrated

A uniquely interesting look at both the country France and the way its peoplesee the world.

Our Civilizing Mission is both an exploration of colonial education and a response to current anxieties about the foundations of the 'humanities'. Focusing on t

The civilizing mission associated with nineteenth-century colonialism became harder to justify after the First World War. In an increasingly anti-imperialist cu