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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300028103321

Autore

Ponsavady Stéphanie

Titolo

Cultural and Literary Representations of the Automobile in French Indochina : A Colonial Roadshow / / by Stéphanie Ponsavady

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

9783319945590

3319945599

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 pages)

Collana

Studies in Mobilities, Literature, and Culture, , 2946-4846

Disciplina

629.222

Soggetti

Literature - History and criticism

Literature

European literature

Literary History

World Literature

European Literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Chapter 1. Introduction: Minding the Gaps of Colonial Automobility -- 2. Chapter 2. Paving the Way: Road and Empire builders -- 3. Chapter 3. Unfolding the Road: Automobile Pioneers -- 4. Chapter 4. Sharing the Road: Road Users -- 5. Chapter 5. Writing the Road: Journalistic and Literary Passages and Passengers -- 6. Chapter 6. Overtaking the Road: Careless Pedestrians -- 7. Chapter 7. Conclusion: Driving Metaphors and Myths.

Sommario/riassunto

How are the pleasures and thrills of the automobile linked to France's history of conquest, colonialism, and exploitation in Southeast Asia? Cultural and Literary Representations of the Automobile in French Indochina addresses the contradictions of the "progress" of French colonialism and their consequences through the lens of the automobile. Stéphanie Ponsavady examines the development of transportation systems in French Indochina at the turn of the twentieth century, analyzing archival material and French and Vietnamese literature to critically assess French colonialism. .