TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tricoire,Damien
AU  - O'Neill,Christine
TI  - The Colonial Dream: Imperial Knowledge and the French-Malagasy Encounters in the Age of Enlightenment 
T2  - Transregional Practices of Power ,
SN  - 9783110715248
U1  - 325.32 23/eng/20230307
PY  - 2023///]
CY  - München, Wien : 
PB  - De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 
KW  - Frankreich
KW  - Kolonialismus
KW  - Aufklärung
KW  - Madagaskar
KW  - HISTORY / Modern / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Colonialism
KW  - Enlightenment
KW  - France
KW  - Madagascar
N1  - Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Introduction --; Encountering and Narrating --; 1 Islamic and European Globalisations --; 2 The French in Madagascar, the French from Madagascar --; 3 Imperial Failure and Colonial Fantasies --; 4 Maudave, or The Optimist --; 5 Unsuccessful Conquistadors --; 6 Beňovský or The Enlightenment Robinsonade --; 7 Persistence and the End of the Dream of Madagascar --; Creating Knowledge --; 8 The Spirit of Gentleness --; 9 Taboos of Enlightenment Colonialism --; 10 Colonialism and philosophie --; 11 Adventurers and Bureaucrats --; 12 The Birth of Modern Colonialism? --; Conclusion --; Appendix --; Abbreviations --; Illustrations --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - European expansion began in the early modern period, but in the 18th century Europeans were still far from establishing their rule in Africa or Asia. Many attempts at expansion failed miserably. Nevertheless, the belief in European supremacy and civilizing charisma was consolidated. This study examines the reasons for these unrealistic plans and shows how a gap developed between imperial aspirations and the reality of intercultural encounters. Using the history of French attempts at expansion in Madagascar as an example, it analyses the unfolding of colonial fantasy, the production of bureaucratic knowledge and the role of the Enlightenment in the development of colonialism
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110715316
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110715316
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110715316/original
ER  -