In the Aftermath of Genocide - Armenians and Jews in Twentieth-Century France

Jews and Armenians, both vixtims of genocide, and their communities in post WW2 France.

Sommario

Acknowledgments ix

Note on Transliteration xiii

Introduction 1

1. Orphans of the Nation: Armenian Refugees in France 19

2. The Strange Silence: France, French Jews, and the Return to Republican Order 52

3. Integrating into the Polity: The Problem of Inclusion after Genocide 86

4. Diaspora, Nation, and Homeland among Survivors 118

5. Maintaining a Visible Presence 151

6. Genocide Revisited: Armenians and the French Polity after World War II 178

Conclusion 202

Notes 209

Bibliography 291

Index 311

Info autore

Maud S. Mandel is Dorot Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies and Assistant Professor of History at Brown University.

Riassunto

Offers a comparison of the country's Armenian and Jewish survivor communities. This book suggests that the consolidation of the nation-state system in Europe led survivors of genocide to fashion identities for themselves as ethnic minorities despite the dangers implicit in that status.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mandel, Maud Mandel, Maud S Mandel, Maud S. Mandel, Maud S. Mandel
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 04.07.2003
• EAN: 9780822331346
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-3134-6
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 239 mm x 25 mm
• Peso: 612 g
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Etnologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie