Stephen A. Toth

Broschiertes Buch

Beyond Papillon

The French Overseas Penal Colonies, 1854-1952

Beschreibung

Through an analysis of criminal case files, administrative records, and prisoner biographies, this book reconstructs life in the penal colonies and examines how the social sciences, tropical medicine, and sensational journalism evaluated and exploited the inmates' experiences.

Autor

Stephen A. Toth is an assistant professor of history at Arizona State University's West campus.

Produktdetails

• France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization
• Verlag: University of Nebraska Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 153mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 370g
• ISBN-13: 9780803217980
• ISBN-10: 0803217986
• Artikelnr.: 23510609