Beyond Papillon: The French Overseas Penal Colonies, 1854-1952

Through an analysis of criminal case files, administrative records, and prisoner biographies, this book reconstructs life in the penal colonies and examines how the social sciences, tropical medicine, and sensational journalism evaluated and exploited the inmates' experiences.

• | Author: Stephen A. Toth
• | Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• | Publication Date: May 01, 2008
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780803217980
• | ISBN-10: 0803217986