Under the Shadow of Defeat: The War of 1870-71 in French Memory
Description
Based on extensive archival research, this book is the first wide-ranging analysis of how memories of the Franco-Prussian War shaped French political culture and identities. Examining war remembrance as an emerging mass phenomenon in Europe, it sheds new light on the relationship between memories and the emergence of new concepts of the nation.
Keywords
FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR, 1870-1871FRANCE_HISTORY_19TH CENTURYPOLITICAL CULTURE
2008Book
Author(s)Karine Varley
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780230005198
LanguageEnglish
