| Marianne in Chains: Daily Life in the Heart of France During the German Occupation Contributor(s): Gildea, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312423594 ISBN-13: 9780312423599 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: In France, the German occupation is called simply the "dark years." There were only the "good French" who resisted and the "bad French" who collaborated. Marianne in Chains, a broad and provocative history drawing on previously unseen archives, firsthand interviews, diaries, and eyewitness accounts, uncovers the complex truth of the time. Robert Gildea's groundbreaking study reveals the everyday life in the heart of occupied France; the pressing imperatives of work, food, transportation, and family obligations that led to unavoidable compromise and negotiation with the army of occupation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 940.534 |
| LCCN: 2003459127 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" (1.40 lbs) 528 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In France, the German occupation is called simply the dark years. There were only the good French who resisted and the bad French who collaborated. Marianne in Chains, a broad and provocative history drawing on previously unseen archives, firsthand interviews, diaries, and eyewitness accounts, uncovers the complex truth of the time. Robert Gildea's groundbreaking study reveals the everyday life in the heart of occupied France; the pressing imperatives of work, food, transportation, and family obligations that led to unavoidable compromise and negotiation with the army of occupation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gildea, Robert: - Robert Gildea is Professor of French History at the University of Oxford. |