Le corps au cœur de la prison coloniale au Dahomey (1894-1945)

With the conquest of West Africa in the late 19th century, the prison became the main penalty as much as a colonial management tool, far from metropolitan penitentiary principles. For the French authorities, the “moral reform” objective was unattainable by Africans. Confinement first and foremost ai...

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Main Author: Bénédicte Brunet-La Ruche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UMR 5136- France, Amériques, Espagne – Sociétés, Pouvoirs, Acteurs (FRAMESPA) 2016-09-01
Series:Les Cahiers de Framespa
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/framespa/4004
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