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Megan Koreman - The Expectation of Justice: France, 1944–1946 - 9780822323730 - V9780822323730
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The Expectation of Justice: France, 1944–1946

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Description for The Expectation of Justice: France, 1944–1946 Paperback. Traces the experiences of three small French towns during the troubled months of the Provisional Government following the Liberation in 1944. This title reveals how citizens of these towns expected legal, and honorary justice - such as punishment for collaborators, fair food distribution, and formal commemoration of patriots, both living and dead. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 b&w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
In The Expectation of Justice Megan Koreman traces the experiences of three small French towns during the troubled months of the Provisional Government following the Liberation in 1944. Her descriptions of the towns’ different wartime and postwar experiences contribute to a fresh depiction of mid-century France and illustrate the failure of the postwar government to adequately serve the interests of justice.
As the first social history of the “après -Libération” period from the perspective of ordinary people, Koreman’s study reveals how citizens of these towns expected legal, social, and honorary justice—such as punishment for collaborators, fair food distribution, and formal commemoration of patriots, both living and dead. Although the French expected the Resistance’s Provisional Government to act according to local understandings of justice, its policies often violated local sensibilities by instead pursuing national considerations. Koreman assesses both the citizens’ eventual disillusionment and the social costs of the “Resistencialist myth” propagated by the de Gaulle government in an effort to hold together the fragmented postwar nation. She also suggests that the local demands for justice created by World War II were stifled by the Cold War, since many people in France feared that open opposition to the government would lead to a Communist takeover. This pattern of nationally instituted denial and suppression made it difficult for citizens to deal effectively with memories of wartime suffering and collaborationist betrayal. Now, with the end of the Cold War, says Koreman, memories of postwar injustices are resurfacing, and there is renewed interest in witnessing just and deserved closure.
This social history of memory and reconstruction will engage those interested in history, war and peace issues, contemporary Europe, and the twentieth century.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822323730
SKU
V9780822323730
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About Megan Koreman
Megan Koreman is an independent scholar living in Michigan.

Reviews for The Expectation of Justice: France, 1944–1946
“An original study of an important and understudied topic. The Expectation of Justice is the result of exemplary research and brings to life the hopes and frustrations of an incredibly significant, fascinating, and wrenching period of French history.”—John Merriman, author of A History of Modern Europe: From the Renaissance to the Present “This engaging, lively, and thoughtful analysis of the post-Liberation period in France fills a glaring gap in the relevant historiography by focusing on that forgotten period between World War II and the Fourth Republic.”— Nancy L. Green, author of Ready-To-Wear and Ready-to-Work: A Century of Industry and Immigrants in Paris and New York

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