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Under the Shadow of Defeat : The War of 1870-71 in French Memory /

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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 an...

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Main Author: Varley, Karine (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:
History.
Cultural History.
European History.
History of France.
Modern History.
Social History.
Civilization > History.
History, Modern.
Social history.
Europe > History.
France > History.
Electronic books.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 299 pages)
ISBN:9780230582347
DOI:10.1057/9780230582347