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Modern Intellectual History· 2026Q1

Ferry Retrouvé : Leaving the History of Empire Out of the “Liberal Moment” in France

Alexander Zevin

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Historians in 1980s France rediscovered Jules Ferry, emphasizing his secular education reforms while downplaying his imperial expansion, a stark contrast to earlier views that saw his imperialism as central to his liberal republicanism.

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