Under the Shadow of Defeat: The War of 1870-71 in French MemoryBased 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. |
Contents
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1 Political Fallout | 25 |
2 The Cult of the Dead | 56 |
3 Taboos | 77 |
4 Memories for the Masses | 104 |
5 Legacies of lannée terrible | 129 |
6 Martyrdom and Resistance | 152 |
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