Regeneration Through Empire: French Pronatalists and Colonial Settlement in the Third Republic

by Margaret Andersen and Margaret Cook Andersen

Following France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-71, French patriots feared that their country was in danger of becoming a second-rate power in Europe. Decreasing birth rates had largely slowed French population growth, and the country's population was not keeping pace with that of its European neighbors. To regain its standing in the European world, France set its sights on building a vast colonial empire while simultaneously developing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803244975
• ISBN13: 9780803244979
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"