Victor Chazelas - Territoires africains sous mandat de la...

Exciting illustrated edition of this volume, which testifies to French colonial policy through the study of territories placed under mandate by the League of Nations after World War I - Victor Chazelas, administrator and historian, here presents a detailed analysis of the administrative, economic and social structures of Cameroon and Togo, highlighting the stakes of colonial administration and the development prospects envisaged by France - The work stands out for its documentary richness, with maps, statistics and precise descriptions, which reflect the will to legitimize French action in these regions - Through its content and presentation, it embodies a representative piece of colonial literature of the 1930s, combining administrative scholarship, geopolitical interest and bibliophilic rarity - Victor Chazelas - African territories under mandate of France: Cameroon and Togo - 1931 - Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales - 240 Pages. Good condition of the binding, paperback in its full curved spine wrapper showing browning and sunning traces on the back and edges, small loss at the upper end of the spine, small snags at the lower end, speckled edges, smooth red-titled spine, as well as the first cover - Good interior condition, pages uniformly browned, nice vignette on the title page, the work enriched with beautiful old black-and-white photographs in the text, album prepared for the Paris Colonial Exhibition, a pleasing copy – Delivery service ensured within a few days –

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