From empire to exile: History and memory within the pied-noir

From empire to exile: History and memory within the pied-noir and harki communities, 1962-2012 (Studies in Modern French History MUP)

From empire to exile explores the commemorative afterlives of the Algerian War of Independence (1954-62), one of the world's most iconic wars of decolonisation. It focuses on the million French settlers - pieds-noirs - and the tens of thousands of harkis - the French army's native auxiliaries - who felt compelled to migrate to France when colonial rule ended.

Challenging the idea that Algeria was a 'forgotten' war that only returned to French public attention in the 1990s, this study reveals a dynamic picture of memory activism undertaken continuously since 1962 by grassroots communities connected to this conflict. Reconceptualising the ways in which the Algerian War has been debated, evaluated and commemorated in the subsequent five decades, this book makes an original contribution to important discussions surrounding the contentious issues of memory, migration and empire in contemporary France.
Country USA
Brand Manchester University Press
Manufacturer Manchester University Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781526127167
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Manchester University Press
Manufacturer	Manchester University Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781526127167
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

From empire to exile: History and memory within the pied-noir and harki communities, 1962-2012 (Studies in Modern French History MUP)