Edwards Contesting Indochina

French Remembrance between Decolonization and Cold War
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-0-520-96346-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 8, 328 Seiten

Reihe: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective

How does a nation come to terms with losing a war—especially an overseas war whose purpose is fervently contested? In the years after the war, how does such a nation construct and reconstruct its identity and values? For the French in Indochina, the stunning defeat at Dien Bien Phu ushered in the violent process of decolonization and a fraught reckoning with a colonial past. Contesting Indochina is the first in-depth study of the competing and intertwined narratives of the Indochina War. It analyzes the layers of French remembrance, focusing on state-sponsored commemoration, veterans’ associations, special-interest groups, intellectuals, films, and heated public disputes. These narratives constitute the ideological battleground for contesting the legacies of colonialism, decolonization, the Cold War, and France’s changing global status.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Edwards, M. Kathryn

Über Autor(innen)

EdwardsM. Kathryn:
M. Kathryn Edwards is assistant professor of modern French history at Tulane University.