The French foreign legion: Forging transnational identities and meanings

French Cultural Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 269-284

  Cooper, Nicola J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beau Geste; Colonialism; French Foreign Legion; Morocco; Popular culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347294297     PISSN: 09571558     EISSN: 17402352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957155806068092     Document Type: Article

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