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ix Acknowledgments In this second collection of essays on aspects of attitudinal formation, normative standards, and ways of thinking and doing among French colonial officials in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, our focus is on violence, repression, and conflict. To be sure, the chapters treat these issues differently . Some do so singly and with reference to specific individuals, events, or crises. Others do so more broadly, considering how various forms of coercion became embedded in colonial practices over time. What unites them is their attempt to tease out the connections between colonialism and violence, whether physical and material or psychological and intangible. Once again, it is my pleasure to thank all those who have helped bring this edited collection to fruition. This, and its partner volume, The French Colonial Mind, Volume 1: Mental Maps of Empire and Colonial Encounters , are products of a conference held at the University of Exeter’s Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies in April 2007. The conference was hosted by the Centre for the Study of War, State, and Society, which received essential backing from the Leverhulme Trust and the University of Exeter’s Department of History. My job as editor has been made much easier by the advice and generosity of others. Claire Keyte and Andrew Thorpe at Exeter helped make the conference possible. Heather Lundine, Bridget Barry, Joeth Zucco, and Jim Le Sueur at the University of Nebraska Press provided invaluable guidance. Jane Curran’s copyediting was, once again, exemplary. Insights from the two anonymous readers helped us make essential improvements to individual chapters. Other friends and colleagues, among them Jennifer Sessions, Dan Branch, Ruth Ginio, Jim House, Patricia Lorcin, Peter Jackson, and Herman Lebovics, enriched the book by helping us think through the ideas discussed here. Finally, my thanks to the contributors: their hard work has made this book possible. ...

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