Claude Liauzu
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Claude Liauzu was a French historian specializing in the history of colonialism
. He was an ardent critic of the French law of February 23, 2005 of the teaching of French colonialism
describing the colonialists positively. He was professor at the Sorbonne
(Université de Paris VII - Denis-Diderot
).
History of colonialism
The historical phenomenon of colonisation is one that stretches around the globe and across time, including such disparate peoples as the Hittites, the Incas and the British. European colonialism, or imperialism, began in the 15th century with the "Age of Discovery", led by Portuguese and Spanish...
. He was an ardent critic of the French law of February 23, 2005 of the teaching of French colonialism
French colonial empires
The French colonial empire was the set of territories outside Europe that were under French rule primarily from the 17th century to the late 1960s. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the colonial empire of France was the second-largest in the world behind the British Empire. The French colonial empire...
describing the colonialists positively. He was professor at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
(Université de Paris VII - Denis-Diderot
University of Paris VII: Denis Diderot
Paris Diderot University, also known as Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7, is a French leading University located in Paris, France. It is one of the heirs of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Paris , which was one of the earliest established in Europe, founded in the mid 12th century...
).