{"product_id":"from-empire-to-exile-history-and-memory-within-the-piednoir-and-harki-communities-19622012-studies-in-modern-french-and-francophone-history-9780719087233","title":"From Empire to Exile History and Memory Within","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores the memory of the war of independence in France as viewed by the former European settlers (pieds-noirs) and the harkis, those Algerians who worked for the French security forces. It examines how the memorial dynamics of the two groups are related both to each other and to other memories of the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Eldridge’s book provides an outstanding model to build on.’\u003cbr\u003eDarcie Fontaine, University of South Florida, H-France Review Vol. 17 (March 2017), No. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘All in all, Eldridge has provided us with a fuller understanding of the evolution in the postcolonial terrain of memories and by extension, the terrain of identities constitutive of French society, which emerged in reaction to the Algerian War. \u003ci\u003eFrom Empire to\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eExile \u003c\/i\u003ewill no doubt remain indispensable reading for those interested in the role played by memory in decolonization.’\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Sung-Eun Choi, Bentley University, Reviews in History May 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Well constructed and meticulously argued.  Highly recommended.’  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eM. L. Scott, York College of PA\u003c\/i\u003e, Choice, July 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Overall, Eldridge’s study provides consistently thorough and insightful analysis of the underlying factors that shape disputes in France over the commemoration of colonial past and the consequences of the Algerian War. Her study offers a compelling guide to a bitterly contested memorial landscape in contemporary France and the persistently tense conditions of interaction between the state and a range of competing interest groups.’\u003cbr\u003eHugh Hiscock, University of Liverpool, Bulletin of Francophone Postcolonial Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘From empire to exile is essential reading on its subject. It is an exemplary illustration of the very best in memory studies – the author consistently engages with questions of who generates memory (her categories of analysis include age, social class, and gender, as well as political persuasion), to what political purposes and material goals different memories are put, and how memory is shaped by a shifting wider context (real or perceived competition from other memories, broader political and social developments, the perceived political efficiency of certain terminology and frameworks). Eldridge also provides key insights into the construction of the French récit national. Contrary to a common vision of this narrative as top-down and ‘one and indivisible’, she reveals the different levels at which this narrative is formulated and the negotiations and compromises, as well as conflicts, that take place as new elements work their way up into the state's official version.’\u003cbr\u003eNatalya Vince, University of Portsmouth, The Journal of North African Studies, 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Eldridge’sstudy provides consistently thorough and insightful analysis of the underlyingfactors that shape disputes in France over the commemoration of colonial pastand the consequences of the Algerian War. Her study offers a compelling guideto a bitterly contested memorial landscape in contemporary France and thepersistently tense conditions of interaction between the state and a range ofcompeting interest groups.’\u003cbr\u003eHughHiscock, University of Liverpool, \u003ci\u003eBulletin of Francophone Postcolonial Studies 8.2\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I: The Era of 'Absence', 1962-91\u003cbr\u003e Emergence, 1962-75\u003cbr\u003e 1 Creating a community\u003cbr\u003e 2 The sounds of silence\u003cbr\u003e Consolidation, 1975-91\u003cbr\u003e 3 Creating an identity\u003cbr\u003e 4 Breaking the silence\u003cbr\u003e Part II: The 'Return' of the War of Independence, 1991-2012\u003cbr\u003e Acceleration, 1991-2005\u003cbr\u003e 5 Hardening attitudes\u003cbr\u003e 6 Speaking out\u003cbr\u003e Memory wars, 1999-2012\u003cbr\u003e 7 Friends and enemies\u003cbr\u003e 8 Champs de bataille\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037337551191,"sku":"9780719087233","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719087233.jpg?v=1750935351","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-empire-to-exile-history-and-memory-within-the-piednoir-and-harki-communities-19622012-studies-in-modern-french-and-francophone-history-9780719087233","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}