Kalifa (Dominique), Biribi : Les bagnes coloniaux de l’armée française
Biribi was the generic name given to the French army’s disciplinary and penal institutions that existed during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Predominantly based in North Africa, the French military described these institutions as ‘corps spéciaux’ (literally special corps) whilst the press...
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| Formáid: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Teanga: | Anglais |
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Crime, Histoire & Sociétés
2013
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| Rochtain ar líne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Achoimre: | Biribi was the generic name given to the French army’s disciplinary and penal institutions that existed during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Predominantly based in North Africa, the French military described these institutions as ‘corps spéciaux’ (literally special corps) whilst the press named them ‘bagnes militaires’ (literally military penal servitude). Indeed the term Biribi became synonymous with mental and physical punishment and abuse metered out by the French Army : the las... |
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