Recollections of France Memories, Identities and Heritage in Contemporary France

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Synopsis

Since the 1980s, France has experienced a vigorous revival of interest in its past and cultural heritage. This has been expressed as part of a movement of remembering through museums and festivals as well as via elaborate commemorations, most notably those held to celebrate the bi-centenary of the Revolution in 1989 and can be interpreted as part of a re-examinaton of what it means to be French in the context of ongoing Europeanization. This study brings together scholars from multidisciplinary backgrounds and engages them in debate with professionals from France, who are working in the fields of museology, heritage and cultural production. Addressing subjects such as war and memory, gastronomy and regional identity, maritime culture and urban societies, they throw fresh light on the process by which France has been conceptualized and packaged as a cultural object.

Book details

Series:
Contemporary France (Book 4)
Author:
Sarah Blowen, Marion Demossier, Jeanine Picard
ISBN:
9781782389880
Related ISBNs:
9781571817280, 9781571814999
Publisher:
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Pages:
272
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-05-22
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2001
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Social Studies