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Collective Memory
France and the Algerian War (1954-62)
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2007
Summary
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.
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Copyright year
2007
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-0921-2
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-5316-1
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
221
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Table of Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms No access
Brief Chronology of the Algerian War No access
Introduction: The Algerian War: Between Memory and History No access Pages 1 - 10
Chapter One: Critical Literature and Recent Developments No access Pages 11 - 56
Chapter Two: Pedagogy: Imagining the French Nation No access Pages 57 - 98
Chapter Three: The Family: Discussing the War Years No access Pages 99 - 132
Chapter Four: The Media: Reporting the War Forty Years On No access Pages 133 - 166
Chapter Five: Conclusion: Teaching, Reporting, and Discussing the Algerian War in Contemporary France No access Pages 167 - 184
Appendix A No access Pages 185 - 188
Appendix B No access Pages 189 - 192
Appendix C No access Pages 193 - 196
Appendix D No access Pages 197 - 202
Appendix E No access Pages 203 - 206
Bibliography and Filmography No access Pages 207 - 216
