.png){kind=logo}
14%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Construction of Memory in Interwar France
Daniel J. Sherman
€ 53.24
€ 45.88
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Construction of Memory in Interwar France
Paperback. Looking at the human impact of World War I, this text examines how the French remembered their war dead after the armistice. It argues that memory is more than just a record of experience and offers a perspective on how commemoration of WWI helped to shape post-war French society and politics. Num Pages: 448 pages, 107 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; HBWN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 255 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1032.
This work takes a look at the human impact of World War I by examining the ways in which the French remembered their veterans and war dead after the armistice. Arguing that memory is more than just a record of experience, this cultural history offers a perspective on how commemoration of World War I helped to shape post-war French society and politics. Daniel Sherman shows how a wartime visual culture saturated with images of ordinary foot soldiers, together with contemporary novels, memoirs and tourist literature, promoted a distinctive notion of combat experience. The contrast between battlefield and home front, soldier ... Read more
This work takes a look at the human impact of World War I by examining the ways in which the French remembered their veterans and war dead after the armistice. Arguing that memory is more than just a record of experience, this cultural history offers a perspective on how commemoration of World War I helped to shape post-war French society and politics. Daniel Sherman shows how a wartime visual culture saturated with images of ordinary foot soldiers, together with contemporary novels, memoirs and tourist literature, promoted a distinctive notion of combat experience. The contrast between battlefield and home front, soldier ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226752860
SKU
V9780226752860
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
Reviews for The Construction of Memory in Interwar France