From béarn to Southern Africa or the amazing destiny of Eugène Casalis /

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Author / Creator:Barbier, Marie-Claude, author.
Imprint:Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.
©2014
Description:1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations, photographs
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13453097
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Other authors / contributors:Beckner, Jeanne, translator.
ISBN:9781443860819
1443860816
1443856657
9781443856652
9781306858809
1306858801
9781443856652
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 20, 2014).
Summary:The end of the 20th century was a time of post-colonial repentance in the Western world. On 23rd February 2005, a law was passed in France, stressing ""the positive role of the French presence overseas"", triggering considerable controversy. However, the fascinating history of the French missionary Eugène Casalis illustrates that there are some cases where ""the French presence overseas"" is still perceived positively, as shown by the commemorative stamps issued by the Kingdom of Lesotho in 1983 ...
Other form:Print version: Mosimann-Barbier, Marie-Claude. From béarn to Southern Africa or the amazing destiny of Eugène Casalis. Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012, ©2014 xvii, 237 pages 9781443856652