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An empire divided : religion, republicanism, and the making of French colonialism, 1880-1914 /

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Between 1880 and 1914, tens of thousands of men and women left France for distant religious missions, driven by the desire to spread the word of Jesus Christ, combat Satan, and convert the world's pagans to Catholicism. But they were not the only ones with eyes fixed on foreign shores. Just as...

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Main Author: Daughton, J. P. (James Patrick) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > France > Missions > Colonies.
Catholic Church > Missions > Indochina > History.
Catholic Church > Missions > French Polynesia.
Catholic Church > Missions > Madagascar > History.
Église catholique > Missions > France > Colonies.
Église catholique > Missions > Indochine > Histoire.
Église catholique > Missions > Polynésie française.
Église catholique > Missions > Madagascar > Histoire.
Catholic Church
Missions, French > History.
Republicanism > France > History.
Missions, French > Indochina > History.
Missions, French > French Polynesia.
Missions, French > Madagascar > History.
Missions françaises > Histoire.
Républicanisme > France > Histoire.
Missions françaises > Indochine > Histoire.
Missions françaises > Polynésie française.
Missions françaises > Madagascar > Histoire.
HISTORY > World.
Missions
Missions, French
Republicanism
France
French Polynesia
Indochina
Madagascar
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • I: They Shall Cast out Devils; II: Indochina; III: Tahiti and the Marquesas; IV: Madagascar; V: From the Empire to the Mère-Patrie; Appendix; Notes; Index.