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Views from the Margins
. Ed(S): Callahan, Kevin J.; Curtis, Sarah A.
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Paperback. A collection of essays that explains French identity as a fluid process rather than a category into which French citizens (and immigrants) are expected to fit. It offers examples drawn from an imperial history of France that show the power of the periphery to shape diverse and dynamic modern French identities at its centre. Editor(s): Callahan, Kevin J.; Curtis, Sarah A. Num Pages: 277 pages, 4 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GTB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
What does it mean to be French? What constitutes “Frenchness”? Is it birth, language, attachment to republicanism, adherence to cultural norms? In contemporary France, these questions resonate in light of the large number of non-French and non-European immigrants, many from former French colonies, who have made France home in recent decades. Historically, French identity has long been understood as the product of a centralized state and culture emanating from Paris that was itself central to European history and civilization. Likewise, French identity in terms of class, gender, nationality, and religion mainly has been explained as a strong, indivisible core, against ... Read more
What does it mean to be French? What constitutes “Frenchness”? Is it birth, language, attachment to republicanism, adherence to cultural norms? In contemporary France, these questions resonate in light of the large number of non-French and non-European immigrants, many from former French colonies, who have made France home in recent decades. Historically, French identity has long been understood as the product of a centralized state and culture emanating from Paris that was itself central to European history and civilization. Likewise, French identity in terms of class, gender, nationality, and religion mainly has been explained as a strong, indivisible core, against ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
Number of Pages
287
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803215597
SKU
V9780803215597
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About . Ed(S): Callahan, Kevin J.; Curtis, Sarah A.
Kevin J. Callahan is associate professor of history at Saint Joseph College. His articles have appeared in Peace and Change and International Review of Social History. Sarah A. Curtis is associate professor of history at San Francisco State University. She is the author of Educating the Faithful: Religion, Schooling and Society in Nineteenth-Century France. Contributors: Kevin J. Callahan, Sarah A. ... Read more
Reviews for Views from the Margins
"While those already familiar with the major currents of French history from the Revolution to the end of World War II will be most able to appreciate the pointed research of the nine essays, the volume offers something to every reader interested in France and the myriad forces involved in the creation of a national identity."—Fred L. Toner, French Review ... Read more