Description: Winner of the 2001 Alf Andrew Heggoy Prize of the French Colonial Historical Society
This book examines the role of the Vichy regime in bringing about profound changes in the French colonial empire. It argues that Vichy contributed to postwar decolonization by introducing an ideology based on a new, harsher, brand of colonization.Review Quotes: "This well written, fast moving, and always intriguing book looks at the development of Vichy's colonial policy and how it reflected its leaders' deeply held values. Bringing together much previously unknown material, Jennings reveals the extent to which Vichy policy fostered and triggered nationalism in the French colonies."--William B. Cohen, Indiana University