Considers French colonial experiences in Africa and Southeast Asia and identifies the processes that made Frenchmen and women into ardent imperialists Explores the many ways in which brutality and killing became central to the French experience and management of empire
"[The French Colonial Mind] illuminates many crucial aspects of empire."—T. P. Johnson, Choice
"The French Colonial Mind is a well-conceived and well-executed edited collection. It is undoubtedly a significant work, being of interest to both scholars of French Colonial history and of those looking to improve their understanding of the ways in which imperial thinking shaped the modern world."—Marcia Goncalves, European Review of History
"A welcome addition to the field. For those who teach the French empire to Anglophone students, the collection will prove highly valuable as a point of access to a wealth of different topics and territories."—Claire Eldridge, French History
Martin Thomas is a professor of colonial history at Exeter University. He is the author of several books, including The French Empire Between the Wars: Imperialism, Politics, and Society and Empires of Intelligence: Security Services and Colonial Disorder after 1914.