{"product_id":"france-at-war-in-the-twentieth-century-propaganda-myth-and-metaphor-9781571817709","title":"France At War in the Twentieth Century:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tFrance experienced four major conflicts in the fifty years between 1914 and 1964: two world wars, and the wars in Indochina and Algeria. In each the role of myth was intricately bound up with memory, hope, belief, and ideas of nation. This is the first book to explore how individual myths were created, sustained, and used for purposes of propaganda, examining in detail not just the press, radio, photographs, posters, films, and songs that gave credence to an imagined event or attributed mythical status to an individual, but also the cultural processes by which such artifacts were disseminated and took effect.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tReliance on myth, so the authors argue, is shown to be one of the most significant and durable features of 20th century warfare propaganda, used by both sides in all the conflicts covered in this book. However, its effective and useful role in time of war notwithstanding, it does distort a population's perception of reality and therefore often results in defeat: the myth-making that began as a means of sustaining belief in France's supremacy, and later her will and ability to resist, ultimately proved counterproductive in the process of decolonization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"There are suggestive and interesting contributions ... Historians of modern France and historians interested in the cultural aspects of war will find much to engage with in this stimulating collection.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · French History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Myth and Metaphor: the Power of Propaganda in Twentieth Century Warfare\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eD. Kelly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eV. Holman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e The Myth of the Marseillaise and the Great War: The Transfer of Rouget de Lisle to the Invalides\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e From One War to the Next: The Creation of Myth and Suppression of Reality\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eA. Becker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e The Image and the Myth of the Fifth Column During Two World Wars\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eC. Delporte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Parody and Propaganda: The Discourse of the Fairy-tale in the Mythology of Vichy France\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJ. Proud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Between Propaganda and \"Telling the Truth\": Choices, Activities, and Effects of the Clandestine Press\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eO. Wieviorka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Rival Figures of National Leadership: Representation of Charles de Gaulle \u0026amp; Philippe Pétain\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eC. Flood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eH. Frey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Fighting Myth with Reality: The Fall of France, Anglophobia, and the BBC\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eM. Cornick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Heroes and Martyrs: The Changing Mythical Status of the French Army during the Indo-Chinese War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eN. Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Imaging the War without a Name: The French Cinema and Algeria\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eP. Dine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041429389655,"sku":"9781571817709","price":22.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571817709.jpg?v=1750950243","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/france-at-war-in-the-twentieth-century-propaganda-myth-and-metaphor-9781571817709","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}