Livre d'Or International Colonial Exhibition in Paris
Paris Fédération française des Anciens coloniaux / Librairie Honoré Champion, 1931
343pp illustrated with b/w plates of pavilions, key personalities and products + coloured maps. The major contemporary publication about this exhibition around the French, Belgian, Dutch, English, Portuguese colonies, in Africa, Asia and America. Numerous geographical maps, high quality photographs, advertising. Important documentation on this controversial exhibition. Large quarto. Spine a little worn. Covers dusty. Great synthesis of this exhibition around the French, Belgian, Dutch, English, Portuguese colonies in Africa, Asia and America. Numerous geographical maps, high quality photographs, advertising. A Controversial exhibition in relation to the perception of Colonialism. The Colonial Exposition provided a forum for the discussion of colonialism in general and of French colonies specifically. French authorities published over 3,000 reports during the six-month period and held over 100 congresses.