
Contesting Indochina
French Remembrance between Decolonization and Cold War
M. Kathryn Edwards(Author)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 14. June 2016
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-0-520-28860-7 (ISBN)
Description
How does a nation come to terms with losing a war-especially an overseas war whose purpose is fervently contested? In the years after the war, how does such a nation construct and reconstruct its identity and values? For the French in Indochina, the stunning defeat at Dien Bien Phu ushered in the violent process of decolonization and a fraught reckoning with a colonial past. Contesting Indochina is the first in-depth study of the competing and intertwined narratives of the Indochina War. It analyzes the layers of French remembrance, focusing on state-sponsored commemoration, veterans' associations, special-interest groups, intellectuals, films, and heated public disputes. These narratives constitute the ideological battleground for contesting the legacies of colonialism, decolonization, the Cold War, and France's changing global status.
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"There is little to criticize in this well-researched and carefully worded monograph... an insightful and important addition to the growing field of history and memory." H NetMore details
Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
10 b-w images, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-28860-7 (9780520288607)
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Person
M. Kathryn Edwards is assistant professor of modern French history at Tulane University.