Cultural and literary representations of the automobile in French Indochina : a colonial roadshow /: a colonial roadshow. (2018)
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- Book
- Title:
- Cultural and literary representations of the automobile in French Indochina : a colonial roadshow /: a colonial roadshow. (2018)
- Main Title:
- Cultural and literary representations of the automobile in French Indochina : a colonial roadshow
- Further Information:
- Note: Stéphanie Ponsavady.
- Authors:
- Ponsavady, Stéphanie
- Contents:
- 1. Chapter 1. Introduction: Minding the Gaps of Colonial Automobility 1.1. The Ongoing Staging and the Original Ordering of Colonial Automobility 1.2. Staging and Developing Colonial Automobility 1.3. Closing the Mobility Gap 2. Chapter 2. Paving the Way: Road and Empire builders 2.1. Building New Roads and Following Worn-out Paths: The Myths of Roman Ways, Republican Modernization, and the Colonial Conquest 2.2. Building Colonial Roads with the Natives: The Development (mise en valeur) and Ordering (mise en ordre) of Indochina 2.3. Building Colonial Roads with the French: The Staging (mise en scène) and Development (mise en valeur) of Indochina 3. Chapter 3. Unfolding the Road: Automobile Pioneers 3.1. Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Technical Hesitations 3.1.1. Did Motoring Have a Future in Indochina? 3.1.2. The Social Uses of the Automobile: TheTour d'Inspection 3.1.3. Indochina: A Testing-Ground for the Automobile 3.2. Technical and Symbolic Transportation: From Saigon to Angkor, the Duke of Montpensier's 1908 Expedition 3.2.1. Driving and Writing to Bridge Territories 3.2.2. Driving and Writing to Bridge Histories 3.2.3. Driving and Writing to Bridge Ecologies 3.2.4. Epilogue 3.3. Physical and Moral Transport: Pioneering Passengers 3.3.1. Bicycles and Automobiles: Native and European Means of Transport 3.3.2. The Automobile: A Vehicle for Government, Journalism, and Business 3.3.3. Riding and Writing to Become and Automobile Passenger 4. Chapter 4. Sharing the Road:1. Chapter 1. Introduction: Minding the Gaps of Colonial Automobility 1.1. The Ongoing Staging and the Original Ordering of Colonial Automobility 1.2. Staging and Developing Colonial Automobility 1.3. Closing the Mobility Gap 2. Chapter 2. Paving the Way: Road and Empire builders 2.1. Building New Roads and Following Worn-out Paths: The Myths of Roman Ways, Republican Modernization, and the Colonial Conquest 2.2. Building Colonial Roads with the Natives: The Development (mise en valeur) and Ordering (mise en ordre) of Indochina 2.3. Building Colonial Roads with the French: The Staging (mise en scène) and Development (mise en valeur) of Indochina 3. Chapter 3. Unfolding the Road: Automobile Pioneers 3.1. Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Technical Hesitations 3.1.1. Did Motoring Have a Future in Indochina? 3.1.2. The Social Uses of the Automobile: TheTour d'Inspection 3.1.3. Indochina: A Testing-Ground for the Automobile 3.2. Technical and Symbolic Transportation: From Saigon to Angkor, the Duke of Montpensier's 1908 Expedition 3.2.1. Driving and Writing to Bridge Territories 3.2.2. Driving and Writing to Bridge Histories 3.2.3. Driving and Writing to Bridge Ecologies 3.2.4. Epilogue 3.3. Physical and Moral Transport: Pioneering Passengers 3.3.1. Bicycles and Automobiles: Native and European Means of Transport 3.3.2. The Automobile: A Vehicle for Government, Journalism, and Business 3.3.3. Riding and Writing to Become and Automobile Passenger 4. Chapter 4. Sharing the Road: Road Users 4.1. Automobile Guidebooks: Mirrors and Vehicles of Greater Tourism 4.2. What Makes a Good Driver in Indochina? 4.3. Automobile Associations in Indochina: Generating and Recording Good Driving and Good Conduct 5. Chapter 5. Writing the Road: Journalistic and Literary Passages and Passengers 5.1. The Automobile: A Vehicle for Investigative Journalism 5.2. The Automobile in Vietnamese Colonial Literature: A Literary Vehicle for 'Invented Stories that You Will Believe' 5.3. The Automobile in Marguerite Duras's The Sea Wall: A Literary Vehicle for Colonial Desire and Disappointment 6. Chapter 6. Overtaking the Road: Careless Pedestrians 6.1. The Construction of Careless Pedestrians: Dressage and the Ants 6.2. The Meaning of Carelessness: Dressage and Files Indiennes 6.3. The End of Carelessness and Dressage: Incorporating Pedestrians into Road Safety 7. Chapter 7. Conclusion. Conclusion: Driving Metaphors and Myths. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
- Subjects:
- 388.34209597
Automobiles -- Vietnam -- History
Automobiles -- France -- History
French literature -- History and criticism
Vietnamese literature -- History and criticism
Automobiles in literature
France -- Colonies
Indochina -- History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9783319945590
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783319945583
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