Cultural and Literary Representations of the Automobile in French Indochina

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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. 

Synthesizes literary, cultural, mobility studies, and postcolonial research

Challenges Eurocentric views of the history of the automobile and mythologies of colonialism

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Stéphanie Ponsavady

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French colonialism colonialism Vietnam colonialism Indonesia mobility studies history of the automobile roads transportation history postcolonial studies mythology of colonialism

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“Ponsavady’s text is beautifully written, wide ranging, thoughtful, carefully researched and theorised, and eclectic in its inspirations. Original, assured, and sophisticated, this book will generate great interest and will provide an inspiration for further historical research into Indochina, as well as provide a model for the analysis of the history of other former colonies in these terms.” (Georgine Clarsen, Associate Professor and Discipline Leader of History, University of Wollongong, Australia)
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