From Empire to Exile - History Memory Within Pied Noir Harki Communities, 1962 2012

Informationen zum Autor Claire Eldridge is Lecturer in Modern European History at the University of Leeds Klappentext This book explores the memory of the war of independence in France as viewed by the former European settlers (pieds-noirs) and the harkis, those Algerians who worked for the French security forces. It examines how the memorial dynamics of the two groups are related both to each other and to other memories of the war. Zusammenfassung This book explores the memory of the war of independence in France as viewed by the former European settlers (pieds-noirs) and the harkis! those Algerians who worked for the French security forces. It examines how the memorial dynamics of the two groups are related both to each other and to other memories of the war. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I: The Era of 'Absence', 1962-91 Emergence, 1962-75 1 Creating a community 2 The sounds of silence Consolidation, 1975-91 3 Creating an identity 4 Breaking the silence Part II: The 'Return' of the War of Independence, 1991-2012 Acceleration, 1991-2005 5 Hardening attitudes 6 Speaking out Memory wars, 1999-2012 7 Friends and enemies 8 Champs de bataille Conclusion Index

Product details

• Authors: Claire Eldridge, Eldridge Claire
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2016
• EAN: 9780719087233
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8723-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 223 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Studies in Modern French History; Studies in Modern French Histo; Studies in Modern French History; Studies in Modern French and Francophone History; Studies in Modern French and F; Studies in Modern French and Francophone History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Cultural Studies, France, European History, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / France, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)