Damiano Matasci is well-known for his works on the history of education, especially in imperial and inter- imperial contexts, as well as for his studies on the role of International Organizations (IOs) in the field of education in developing countries1. His latest book, Internationaliser l’éducation: La France, l’UNESCO et la fin des empires coloniaux en Afrique (1945–1961), transports us to French colonial Africa after the Second World War in the midst of the crisis of empires, as the emerging United Nations turned its attention toward the social and economic development of less-developed countries. The volume explores the 1940s to the early 1960s, a period that marks the transition from imperial domination to the decolonization of the continent. Untangling a very extensive range of primary sources from national and IO archives, archives of philanthropic institutions and other non-governmental ones, Matasci succeeds in analyzing this evolution, using the paradigm of fundamental education as a common point of reference for both French colonial authorities and for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
H-Diplo ROUNDTABLE XXVI-34, Damiano Matasci. Internationaliser l’éducation: la France, l’UNESCO et la fin des empires coloniaux en Afrique (1945–1961). Presses Universitaires du Septentrion, 2023. ISBN: 978-2757438145. 25 April 2025
Villani, Angela
2025-01-01
Abstract
Damiano Matasci is well-known for his works on the history of education, especially in imperial and inter- imperial contexts, as well as for his studies on the role of International Organizations (IOs) in the field of education in developing countries1. His latest book, Internationaliser l’éducation: La France, l’UNESCO et la fin des empires coloniaux en Afrique (1945–1961), transports us to French colonial Africa after the Second World War in the midst of the crisis of empires, as the emerging United Nations turned its attention toward the social and economic development of less-developed countries. The volume explores the 1940s to the early 1960s, a period that marks the transition from imperial domination to the decolonization of the continent. Untangling a very extensive range of primary sources from national and IO archives, archives of philanthropic institutions and other non-governmental ones, Matasci succeeds in analyzing this evolution, using the paradigm of fundamental education as a common point of reference for both French colonial authorities and for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).Pubblicazioni consigliate
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