Colonial Culture in France Since the Revolution - by Pascal Blanchard & Sandrine Lemaire & Nicolas Bancel & Dominic Thomas (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This reexamination of French colonial culture, provides the basis for a revised understanding of its cultural, political, and social legacy and its lasting impact on postcolonial immigration, the treatment of ethnic minorities, and national identity.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>This landmark collection by an international group of scholars and public intellectuals represents a major reassessment of French colonial culture and how it continues to inform thinking about history, memory, and identity. This reexamination of French colonial culture, provides the basis for a revised understanding of its cultural, political, and social legacy and its lasting impact on postcolonial immigration, the treatment of ethnic minorities, and national identity. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Overall, Colonial Culture in France is a very wellwritten book that showcases the potential benefits of multi-authorship as well as the ability of scholars to simultaneously reach both academic and non-academic audiences. It could be recommended to readers interested in various aspects of France's (post-)colonial history as well those seeking to understand contemporary French society, whether in the Élysée Palace or the banlieues of greater Paris.</p>-- "H-War"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Pascal Blanchard is a historian and researcher affiliated with the Laboratoire Communication et Politique (Paris, France, CNRS) and co-director of the Groupe de recherche ACHAC (colonialism, immigration, post-colonialism).</p><p>Sandrine Lemaire is a historian, enseignante-agrégée (France) and co-director of the Groupe de recherche ACHAC (colonialism, immigration, post-colonialism).</p><p>Nicolas Bancel is professor of politics and social sciences at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) and co-director of the Groupe de recherche ACHAC (colonialism, immigration, post-colonialism).</p><p>Dominic Thomas is Madeleine L. Letessier Chair in French and Francophone studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.</p>
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