Christopher M Church
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5082889 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Christopher M Church |
| NOMBRES | Christopher M |
| APELLIDO | Church |
| FIRMA | CHURCH C M |
| AFILIACIONES | 1 University of Nevada Department of History |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 4 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2014 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2019 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Rhythms of Catastrophe, Iterations of Inequity
Mount Pelée, the volcano on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, dramatically erupted in 1902, instantaneously killing thirty thousand people and obliterating the town of Saint-Pierre. With the deadliest eruption in the Western hemisphere, Pelée became the stuff of legends, making its way into postcards and literature the world over before falling silent for almost three decades. A generation later, the volcano erupted once more, this time …
Jehanne-Emmanuelle Monnier. Profession explorateur
Jehanne-Emmanuelle Monnier’s Profession explorateur: Alfred Grandidier, 1836–1921 narrates the life and voyages of Alfred Grandidier, a French naturalist who traveled the colonial world documenting animal species, taking plant specimens, and interacting with local cultures. Most famous for his writings on Madagascar, Grandidier was, as Monnier makes clear, a polymath well known for his naturalistic observations. Profession explorateur thus provid…
Cultivation and Catastrophe
The last resort of the slave
Whether by accident or by will, the French Caribbean repeatedly erupted into flames at the end of the nineteenth century, leading Guadeloupe’s governor to recall ‘when the torch was the only instrument of vengeance left to the slave’. This article critically juxtaposes colonial officials’ accusations of incendiarism against labourers’ everyday use of fire and the commonplaceness of accidents and natural catastrophes. Providing an environmental ‘h…
Paradise Destroyed
Strikingly French ». Martinique, agitation ouvrière et politique métropolitaine au tournant du siècle
En février 1900, la colonie de la Martinique a connu sa première grève générale, exploitée à Paris par la gauche comme par la droite dans leur lutte pour le contrôle de la Chambre des députés. Les socialistes y ont cherché des arguments dans leurs débats internes face au gouvernement de défense républicaine ; les modérés et réformistes se sont appuyés sur elle pour mettre en évidence les fautes administratives commises en métropole ; et la droite…
The last resort of the slave
Whether by accident or by will, the French Caribbean repeatedly erupted into flames at the end of the nineteenth century, leading Guadeloupe’s governor to recall ‘when the torch was the only instrument of vengeance left to the slave’. This article critically juxtaposes colonial officials’ accusations of incendiarism against labourers’ everyday use of fire and the commonplaceness of accidents and natural catastrophes. Providing an environmental ‘h…
Rhythms of Catastrophe, Iterations of Inequity
Mount Pelée, the volcano on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, dramatically erupted in 1902, instantaneously killing thirty thousand people and obliterating the town of Saint-Pierre. With the deadliest eruption in the Western hemisphere, Pelée became the stuff of legends, making its way into postcards and literature the world over before falling silent for almost three decades. A generation later, the volcano erupted once more, this time …
Strikingly French ». Martinique, agitation ouvrière et politique métropolitaine au tournant du siècle
En février 1900, la colonie de la Martinique a connu sa première grève générale, exploitée à Paris par la gauche comme par la droite dans leur lutte pour le contrôle de la Chambre des députés. Les socialistes y ont cherché des arguments dans leurs débats internes face au gouvernement de défense républicaine ; les modérés et réformistes se sont appuyés sur elle pour mettre en évidence les fautes administratives commises en métropole ; et la droite…
Paradise Destroyed
The last resort of the slave
Whether by accident or by will, the French Caribbean repeatedly erupted into flames at the end of the nineteenth century, leading Guadeloupe’s governor to recall ‘when the torch was the only instrument of vengeance left to the slave’. This article critically juxtaposes colonial officials’ accusations of incendiarism against labourers’ everyday use of fire and the commonplaceness of accidents and natural catastrophes. Providing an environmental ‘h…
Rhythms of Catastrophe, Iterations of Inequity
Mount Pelée, the volcano on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, dramatically erupted in 1902, instantaneously killing thirty thousand people and obliterating the town of Saint-Pierre. With the deadliest eruption in the Western hemisphere, Pelée became the stuff of legends, making its way into postcards and literature the world over before falling silent for almost three decades. A generation later, the volcano erupted once more, this time …
Jehanne-Emmanuelle Monnier. Profession explorateur
Jehanne-Emmanuelle Monnier’s Profession explorateur: Alfred Grandidier, 1836–1921 narrates the life and voyages of Alfred Grandidier, a French naturalist who traveled the colonial world documenting animal species, taking plant specimens, and interacting with local cultures. Most famous for his writings on Madagascar, Grandidier was, as Monnier makes clear, a polymath well known for his naturalistic observations. Profession explorateur thus provid…
Cultivation and Catastrophe
Art (4 obras) · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (4 obras) · Archaeology (3 obras) · Colonialism (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · Political science (3 obras) · Art history (2 obras) · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture (2 obras) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (2 obras) · Ethnology (2 obras)