Le Maroc des voyageuses françaises au temps du Protectorat. Une vision (de) colonisatrices ?

The travel narratives of French women who travelled widely in Morocco during the Protectorate period (1912-1956) vary widely in their style and in their perceptions of a country, which until then was considered unwelcoming and hostile. The literary quality of the resulting works is heterogeneous and...

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Main Author: Claude Ghiati
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Language:fra
Published: Association Mnémosyne 2011-10-01
Series:Genre & Histoire
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/genrehistoire/1135
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description The travel narratives of French women who travelled widely in Morocco during the Protectorate period (1912-1956) vary widely in their style and in their perceptions of a country, which until then was considered unwelcoming and hostile. The literary quality of the resulting works is heterogeneous and most of these narratives are little known. The motivations of these women travellers, their travel condition and means of transportation, as well as the underlying infrastructure changed considerably in these years in response to the public works projects initiated by Field Marshal Lyautey. Some authors present us with ‘impressions’ of landscapes and social living conditions while others adopt a more historical approach in their descriptions that meld contemporary observations with precise information on Moroccan political, social, religious and artistic life. These women’s texts constitute an unusual historical source for this period through their perception of a country in the throes of change, be they completely convinced of the ‘civilizing’ role of France or, on the contrary, staunchly critical of morally shocking attitudes.
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Le Maroc des voyageuses françaises au temps du Protectorat. Une vision (de) colonisatrices ?
Genre & Histoire
Morocco
Protectorate
Slavery
Jews
Lyautey
Women
title Le Maroc des voyageuses françaises au temps du Protectorat. Une vision (de) colonisatrices ?
title_full Le Maroc des voyageuses françaises au temps du Protectorat. Une vision (de) colonisatrices ?
title_fullStr Le Maroc des voyageuses françaises au temps du Protectorat. Une vision (de) colonisatrices ?
title_full_unstemmed Le Maroc des voyageuses françaises au temps du Protectorat. Une vision (de) colonisatrices ?
title_short Le Maroc des voyageuses françaises au temps du Protectorat. Une vision (de) colonisatrices ?
title_sort le maroc des voyageuses francaises au temps du protectorat une vision de colonisatrices
topic Morocco
Protectorate
Slavery
Jews
Lyautey
Women
url https://journals.openedition.org/genrehistoire/1135
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