translate English to French: Moreover, as the prerogative to write the country's history and to bestow honours has been overwhelmingly male dominated until very recently, it is easy to understand why national psyche has favoured a manly approach in its depiction of the past: Widows, orphans, as well as the mercenary "chaouchs [...] who were given the responsibility to uphold a system of healthy lashings under the benevolent yoke of our domination" (p.184) have been erased from the picture and replaced by Napoleon III's enduring slogan: "Empire means peace !".
De plus, les hommes s'étant chargés d'écrire l'Histoire de la Nation et de distribuer les honneurs, il est facile de comprendre pourquoi la conscience nationale a privilégié leur approche.