COLONISATION FRANÇAISE (LA)

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Du XVIe siècle au XXIe siècle, l'histoire de France, comme celle des territoires de son ex-empire, est marquée par la colonisation et ses effets : les premiers comptoirs, les traites négrières, l'esclavage, les conquêtes de l'Algérie, de l'Indochine ou en Afrique noire, les relations entre République et colonies, les indépendances, la création des DOM-TOM, les héritages post-coloniaux, le nécessaire travail de mémoire et d'histoire... Au moment où le passé colonial fait retour, ce livre donne de...

Since the 16th century, the history of France, like that of its former imperial territories, has been marked by colonisation and its effects: the first trading posts, the slave trade, slavery, the conquest of Algeria, Indochina and Black Africa, relations between the Republic and its colonies, independence, creation of DOM-TOMs (Overseas Départements and Territories), the post-colonial heritage, the necessary work of remembering and recording... At a time when the colonial past is coming back to haunt us, this book provides the elements for understanding these four centuries of history and offers an overall view of a major process that affected all the continents and deeply marked both the colonised societies and French society.