{"product_id":"resistance-heroism-and-the-end-of-empire-9781138331976","title":"Resistance Heroism and the End of Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book introduces an English-speaking public to the life of Madeleine Riffaud â one of the last living leaders of the French Resistance. It considers the nature of the rebel hero in Franceâs founding historical narratives (revolution, insurrection, resistance) while asking what contributions such a hero might make to debates on national identity today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a series of narrative close-ups, the book offers perspectives on major chapters in nineteenth- and twentieth-century French history through the eyes of activists who experienced them: the Revolution of July 1830 and the 1851 insurrection against Napoleon, as experienced by Riffaudâs ancestor Edme Liron, and the French Resistance, the Vietnam War and FrenchâAlgerian conflict as experienced by Riffaud herself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book aims to explore the kinds of choices individuals face when their beliefs set them at odds with the state, and to suggest that there is a place for individual action in a global arena where state boundaries are becoming increasingly less relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this book I found the Madeleine I know so well: dynamic, acerbic and as rebellious as ever. Chiaroni presents an unvarnished portrait of Madeleine Riffaud. As well as being an anti colonialist, poet, résistante, and war correspondent, Riffaud is also a thoroughly contemporary rebel who could be considered exemplary by all who seek to fight against injustice and inequality - these are our real enemies in a conflicted world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilippe Rostan\u003c\/strong\u003e Filmmaker and Director, award winning director of \u003cem\u003eLes Trois Guerres de Madeleine Riffaud \u003c\/em\u003e(2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This work has entirely achieved its objective. It offers readers a biography without descending into hagiography, and succeeds in making the links between one individual’s story and the greater story of history. It is also a pleasure to read.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOlivier Wieviorka\u003c\/strong\u003e, scholar of Second World War History and professor of history at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, author of : \u003ci\u003eHistoire de la Résistance: 1940-1945\u003c\/i\u003e, Perrin, 2013 (prix François-Joseph Audifred de l’Académie des Sciences Morales et politiques, novembre 2013, prix Eugène Colas de l’Académie française, juin 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: portrait of a rebel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDramatis personae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefining features: Riffaud and the Résistance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVietnam: a love story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlgeria and France: a \u003cem\u003ecrime passionnel\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoetry as a weapon of war: 'L'arme pour l'homme désarmé'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdme Liron: the ancestral portrait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe portrait revisited: Rainer or Riffaud?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019481809239,"sku":"9781138331976","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138331976.jpg?v=1750780400","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/resistance-heroism-and-the-end-of-empire-9781138331976","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}