French Civilization and Its Discontents - Nationalism, Colonialism, Race (Paperback)

What happens when the study of French is no longer coterminous with the study of France? French Civilization and Its Discontents explores the ways in which considerations of difference, especially colonialism, postcolonialism, and race, have shaped French culture and French studies in the modern era. Rejecting traditional assimilationist notions of French national identity, contributors to this groundbreaking volume demonstrate how literature, history, and other aspects of what is considered French civilization have been shaped by global processes of creolization and differentiation. This book ably demonstrates the necessity of studying France and the Francophone world together, and of recognizing not only the presence of France in the Francophone world but also the central place occupied by the Francophone world in world literature and history.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	After the Empire: The Francophone World and Postcolonial France
Release date:	October 2003
First published:	December 2003
Editors:	Georges Abbeele
Contributors:	Janet Bergstrom • Hafid Gafaiti • Edouard Glissant • Donna Hunter • Jean Jonassaint • Valerie Kaussen • Ethan Kleinberg • Driss Maghraoui • Patricia A. Morton
Dimensions:	229 x 150 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-0647-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	0-7391-0647-3
Barcode:	9780739106471

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