Civilizing habits
Subtitle: women missionaries and the revival of French empire
By: Sarah A. Curtis.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195394184
Subjects: Duchesne, Philippine, -- Saint, -- 1769-1852; Vialar, Emilie de; Javouhey, Anne Marie, -- 1779-1851; Women missionaries -- France -- History -- 19th century; Missions, French -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ).
Table of contents: title: From old worlds to new; title: Foothold on the frontier; title: "We shall need Jesuits to bring them to us"; title: Rehearsal in Algeria; title: Refuge in Tunisia and Malta; title: Expansion in the Ottoman Empire; title: French origins and African experiments; title: The Mana colony; title: Catholics and abolitionists.