Martin C Thomas
Biographic Data
| ID | 5520335 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martin C Thomas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martin C |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomas |
| SIGNATURE | THOMAS M C |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5480-1896 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The End of Empires and a World Remade
Arguing about Empire
Arguing about Empire' analyses the most divisive arguments about empire between Europe's two leading colonial powers from the age of high imperialism to the post-war era of decolonization. Focusing on the domestic contexts underlying imperial rhetoric, Arguing about Empire adopts a case-study approach, treating key imperial debates as historical episodes to be investigated in depth. The episodes in question have been selected both for their chron…
Endless Empire
That imperialism was global in reach, both as a phenomenon and as a pervasive social condition is a truism. That its forms and processes triggered such lasting interactions between an imperial powe
Innocent Abroad? Decolonisation and US Engagement with French West Africa, 1945–56
This article investigates America's deepening involvement in the politics, finance and international trade of francophone West Africa in the decade after World War II. It does so by analysing two constituencies of opinion: the US consular service across French West Africa and the network of American business interests then developing throughout the region. These actors, although closest to the events described, have yet to receive much attention …
French Intelligence-Gathering in the Syrian Mandate, 1920-40
In the inter-war French Levant political stability proved elusive. Relations between the ruling power, reluctant client governments and the civilian population were always fraught. In French Syria that most misleading of imperial terms, 'pacification', was a more or less constant feature of mandatory rule. It signified a dependence on military force to impose a thin veneer of political and social control. Beneath this, disruptive economic pressur…
The Vichy Government and French Colonial Prisoners of War,1940-1944
Research Article| October 01 2002 The Vichy Government and French Colonial Prisoners of War,1940-1944 Martin C. Thomas Martin C. Thomas Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google French Historical Studies (2002) 25 (4): 657–692. https://doi.org/10.1215/00161071-25-4-657 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Per…
The Vichy Government and French Colonial Prisoners of War,1940-1944
Research Article| October 01 2002 The Vichy Government and French Colonial Prisoners of War,1940-1944 Martin C. Thomas Martin C. Thomas Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google French Historical Studies (2002) 25 (4): 657–692. https://doi.org/10.1215/00161071-25-4-657 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Per…
Innocent Abroad? Decolonisation and US Engagement with French West Africa, 1945–56
This article investigates America's deepening involvement in the politics, finance and international trade of francophone West Africa in the decade after World War II. It does so by analysing two constituencies of opinion: the US consular service across French West Africa and the network of American business interests then developing throughout the region. These actors, although closest to the events described, have yet to receive much attention …
French Intelligence-Gathering in the Syrian Mandate, 1920-40
In the inter-war French Levant political stability proved elusive. Relations between the ruling power, reluctant client governments and the civilian population were always fraught. In French Syria that most misleading of imperial terms, 'pacification', was a more or less constant feature of mandatory rule. It signified a dependence on military force to impose a thin veneer of political and social control. Beneath this, disruptive economic pressur…
French Intelligence-Gathering in the Syrian Mandate, 1920-40
In the inter-war French Levant political stability proved elusive. Relations between the ruling power, reluctant client governments and the civilian population were always fraught. In French Syria that most misleading of imperial terms, 'pacification', was a more or less constant feature of mandatory rule. It signified a dependence on military force to impose a thin veneer of political and social control. Beneath this, disruptive economic pressur…
The Vichy Government and French Colonial Prisoners of War,1940-1944
Research Article| October 01 2002 The Vichy Government and French Colonial Prisoners of War,1940-1944 Martin C. Thomas Martin C. Thomas Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google French Historical Studies (2002) 25 (4): 657–692. https://doi.org/10.1215/00161071-25-4-657 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Per…
Innocent Abroad? Decolonisation and US Engagement with French West Africa, 1945–56
This article investigates America's deepening involvement in the politics, finance and international trade of francophone West Africa in the decade after World War II. It does so by analysing two constituencies of opinion: the US consular service across French West Africa and the network of American business interests then developing throughout the region. These actors, although closest to the events described, have yet to receive much attention …
Endless Empire
That imperialism was global in reach, both as a phenomenon and as a pervasive social condition is a truism. That its forms and processes triggered such lasting interactions between an imperial powe
Arguing about Empire
Arguing about Empire' analyses the most divisive arguments about empire between Europe's two leading colonial powers from the age of high imperialism to the post-war era of decolonization. Focusing on the domestic contexts underlying imperial rhetoric, Arguing about Empire adopts a case-study approach, treating key imperial debates as historical episodes to be investigated in depth. The episodes in question have been selected both for their chron…
The End of Empires and a World Remade
History (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · African history and culture studies (3 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Economic history (3 works) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works)