Jean François Aimé PEYRÉ
Civilisation de l'Afrique centrale, ou Appel à la formation d'une société dont le but serait de substituer l'influence française à l'influence maure dans les contrées de l'Afrique situées au nord de l'Equateur[Civilization of Central Africa, or An Appeal for the Formation of a Society Whose Aim Would Be to Substitute French Influence for Moorish Influence in the Regions of Africa Situated North of the Equator]
Delaunay • Laurent|Paris • Lyon 1832|13.6 x 21 cm|Relié
Rare first edition.
Only two copies recorded in the CCFr (BnF and Lyon).
Modern full grey paper Bradel binding, smooth spine, long paper spine label, sprinkled edges.
At the time of publication, this pamphlet stood far ahead of contemporary thinking and anticipated the formation of the Second French Colonial Empire in Africa: assuming that France would retain and expand its recent conquest of Algiers, the author advances the notion of a French civilising mission among the Black populations of Africa, whom he considers with notable intelligence and openness.
Jean-François-Aimé Peyré (1792–1868) served as a judge at the civil court of Villefranche-sur-Saône.
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