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Author Rogers, Rebecca, 1959-

Title A Frenchwoman's imperial story [electronic resource] : Madame Luce in nineteenth-century Algieria / Rebecca Rogers.

Imprint Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2013.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xviii, 267 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Growing up in provincial France (1804-1832) -- Early years in Algeria (1832-1845) -- A mission to civilize (1845-1850) -- Schooling Muslim girls (1850-1857) -- From book learning to embroidery : reorienting the civilizing mission (1857-1875) -- Imperial narratives : feminists and travelers tell their tales (1857-1900) -- The remains of the day (1875-1915).
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Luce, Madame, 1804-1882.
Women teachers -- France -- Biography.
Muslim girls -- Education -- Algeria -- History -- 19th century.
Education and state -- Algeria -- History -- 19th century.
Women -- Algeria -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
France -- Colonies -- Africa -- History -- 19th century.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780804784313 (cloth : alk. paper)
0804784310
9780804787246 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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