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Alfred Raquez and the French Experience of the Far East, 1898-1906

William L. Gibson

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Description:A study of an enigmatic travel writer and his work in colonial Asia during the fin de si�cle.In 1898, a man calling himself Alfred Raquez appeared in Indochina claiming to be a writer travelling the world to escape unfathomable sorrows back home in France. He published thousands of pages of highly detailed travel accounts that open a unique window onto the European presence in the Far East. He travelled far into the Zomia of upland Southeast Asia, a peripheral zone populated by people who lived beyond official state power. Raquez explored the nightlife of Shanghai and operated a popular cabaret in Hanoi. An amateur anthropologist, he helped mount expositions of colonial material in Hanoi and Marseille. Raquez met people in the highest circles of Belle �poque Indochina, as well as the kings of Annam, Cambodia, Laos and Siam. And yet, despite the charm and the ebullience and the erudition, through all his travels and rising fame, the man kept a secret that was so mortifying that even his closest companions would not learn of it until after his death in 1907. In truth, Alfred Raquez did not exist.A fascinating read for students and scholars of colonial Southeast Asia, and European colonialism more broadly.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Alfred Raquez and the French Experience of the Far East, 1898-1906. To get started finding Alfred Raquez and the French Experience of the Far East, 1898-1906, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Routledge

Release: 2021

ISBN: 1000379752

Description: A study of an enigmatic travel writer and his work in colonial Asia during the fin de si�cle.In 1898, a man calling himself Alfred Raquez appeared in Indochina claiming to be a writer travelling the world to escape unfathomable sorrows back home in France. He published thousands of pages of highly detailed travel accounts that open a unique window onto the European presence in the Far East. He travelled far into the Zomia of upland Southeast Asia, a peripheral zone populated by people who lived beyond official state power. Raquez explored the nightlife of Shanghai and operated a popular cabaret in Hanoi. An amateur anthropologist, he helped mount expositions of colonial material in Hanoi and Marseille. Raquez met people in the highest circles of Belle �poque Indochina, as well as the kings of Annam, Cambodia, Laos and Siam. And yet, despite the charm and the ebullience and the erudition, through all his travels and rising fame, the man kept a secret that was so mortifying that even his closest companions would not learn of it until after his death in 1907. In truth, Alfred Raquez did not exist.A fascinating read for students and scholars of colonial Southeast Asia, and European colonialism more broadly.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Alfred Raquez and the French Experience of the Far East, 1898-1906. To get started finding Alfred Raquez and the French Experience of the Far East, 1898-1906, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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