| Collective Memory: France and the Algerian War (1954-62) Contributor(s): McCormack, Jo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739145622 ISBN-13: 9780739145623 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $57.41 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - Literary Criticism | European - French |
| Dewey: 965.046 |
| Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World and Postcolonial France (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.8" W x 8.8" (0.80 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Collective Memory examines the difficult transmission of memory in France of the Algerian war of independence (1954-62). Emphasizing the current lack of transmission of memories of this war through a detailed case study of three crucial vectors of memory: the teaching of school history, coverage in the media, and discussion in the family, author McCormack argues that lack of transmission of memories is feeding into contemporary racism and exclusion in France. Collective Memory draws extensively on interviews with historians, teachers, and pupils as well as secondary sources and media analysis. McCormack proposes that a greater 'work of memory' needs to be undertaken if France is to overcome the division in French society that stems from the war. There has been little reconciliation of divisive group memories, a situation that leaves many individuals without a voice on this important subject. 'Memory battles' dominate discussion of the topic as many issues periodically flare up and cannot yet be overcome. |