Collective Memory - France and the Algerian War (1954-62)

Informationen zum Autor By Jo McCormack Klappentext Collective Memory examines contemporary transmission of memories in France of the Algerian war of independence (1954D62). The work emphasizes the lack of transmission of memories of this war through a detailed case study of three crucial vectors of memory: school history, the media, and the family; and argues that lack of transmission of memories is feeding into contemporary racism in France. Zusammenfassung Collective Memory examines contemporary transmission of memories in France of the Algerian war of independence (1954D62). The work emphasizes the lack of transmission of memories of this war through a detailed case study of three crucial vectors of memory: school history! the media! and the family; and argues that lack of transmission of memories is feeding into contemporary racism in France. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction: The Algerian War: Between Memory and History Chapter 2 Chapter One: Critical Literature and Recent Developments Chapter 3 Chapter Two: Pedagogy: Imagining the French Nation Chapter 4 Chapter Three: The Family: Discussing the War Years, Personal and Family Stories Chapter 5 Chapter Four: The Media: Reporting the War Forty Years On Chapter 6 Conclusion: Teaching, Reporting, and Discussing the Algerian War in Contemporary France

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• Authors: Jo McCormack, McCormack Jo
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.2010
• EAN: 9780739145623
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-4562-3
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France; After the Empire: The Francoph; After the Empire: The Francophone World and Postcolonial France
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Romance linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, France, HISTORY / Military / General, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Africa / North, c 1960 to c 1970, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1950 to c 1959, Algeria, African History, c 1960 to c 1969, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, C 1945 To C 1960, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General