Cracks in the Empire: Reflections of French Journalists and Authors on the Crisis in 1930s Indochina
Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
12-2011
Abstract
The events of the early 1930s in Vietnam left an important legacy to France's literature of enquiry and protest. Writers, essayists and journalists enquired on behalf of their audiences, and in the process developed France's littérature coloniale. By showing an interest in the colonial 'other' and identifying discrepancies between imperial ideology and colonial reality, they formed a new body of thought. This new colonial humanism arguably changed metropolitan sensibilities towards the French civilizing mission. Nevertheless, while they are critical of colonial abuses and in favour of reforms, the authors discussed in this paper do not really question the French colonial project.
Keywords
Colonialism, Colonial Literature, French Indochina
Discipline
Asian History | Asian Studies | Military History
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
South East Asia Research
Volume
19
Issue
4
First Page
831
Last Page
853
ISSN
0967-828X
Identifier
10.5367/sear.2011.0075
Publisher
IP Publishing
Citation
COPIN, Henri, & RETTIG, Tobias.(2011). Cracks in the Empire: Reflections of French Journalists and Authors on the Crisis in 1930s Indochina. South East Asia Research, 19(4), 831-853.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1085
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.5367/sear.2011.0075