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Provides an account of war veterans and their associations which spanned French politics. Their work is distinguished from other European veterans' organizations by their commitment to civic rather than military virtues. The author has prepared a new introduction for this English edition."
The English translation of a French study, this text seeks to ascertain the direction of the new world order in the aftermath of the Cold War. The euphoria surrounding the fall of the Berlin wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union brought with it the hope that the international system was ripe for a complete reshaping of both its principles and its operation. However, the worldwide upheavals and dislocations following recent world events indicate that the emergence of a new international order will be far more complex and protracted than anticipated.
Long a topic of historical interest, wartime captivity has over the past decade taken on new urgency as an object of study. Transnational by its very nature, captivity's historical significance extends far beyond the front lines, ultimately inextricable from the histories of mobilization, nationalism, colonialism, law, and a host of other related subjects. This wide-ranging volume brings together an international selection of scholars to trace the contours of this evolving research agenda, offering fascinating new perspectives on historical moments that range from the early days of the Great War to the arrival of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
Antoine Prost's contributions to French history have enabled us to
understand the failure of fascism in France and why the Republic
survived the humiliation of occupation and collaboration in the
Second World War. He is the pre-eminent historian of civil society
in France. For the first time his seminal articles have been
translated into English and collected in this single volume.
Beginning with his classic account of war memorials, through his
pioneering study of the people of a popular quarter of Paris in
1936, and of the troubled history of commemorating the Algerian
war, this book expertly takes us through republican representations
of war and peace, urban spaces and social identity, and discourse
and social conflict in republican France. Amongst this range of
topics, Prost considers the notion of social class and deference,
the multiple uses of myth, the secularization of religious imagery,
the centrality of primary schools in French political culture, and
insults as staples of French political rhetoric. Included here are
his famous essays 'Verdun' and 'War Memorials of the Great War',
which have been hailed as indispensable additions to the study of
European cultural history. Also notable is his fascinating
investigation of rites de passage in Orleans, which artfully
reveals how complex and semiologically rich rites de passage can
be.
Antoine Prost's contributions to French history have enabled us to
understand the failure of fascism in France and why the Republic
survived the humiliation of occupation and collaboration in the
Second World War. He is the pre-eminent historian of civil society
in France. For the first time his seminal articles have been
translated into English and collected in this single volume.
Beginning with his classic account of war memorials, through his
pioneering study of the people of a popular quarter of Paris in
1936, and of the troubled history of commemorating the Algerian
war, this book expertly takes us through republican representations
of war and peace, urban spaces and social identity, and discourse
and social conflict in republican France. Amongst this range of
topics, Prost considers the notion of social class and deference,
the multiple uses of myth, the secularization of religious imagery,
the centrality of primary schools in French political culture, and
insults as staples of French political rhetoric. Included here are
his famous essays 'Verdun' and 'War Memorials of the Great War',
which have been hailed as indispensable additions to the study of
European cultural history. Also notable is his fascinating
investigation of rites de passage in Orléans, which artfully
reveals how complex and semiologically rich rites de passage can
be.
Translated from the French by Helen McPhail This important study examines the politics and social situation of the eight million Frenchmen who served in the Great War.
The horrors of the Western Front are widely known, but what was life like on 'the other side of the trenches' in World War I? Helen McPhail here shows how the rich agricultural and industrial areas of northern France were invaded by the Germans, then occupied and exploited by them, between the summer of 1914 and the Armistice in November 1918. Factories were stripped, household furniture and fittings requisitioned, food supplies taken, the population mistreated and malnourished and even taken to forced labour camps - the people lived in terror. Starvation loomed and contact with the outside world vanished. Based on original sources, including diaries, letters and journals, this fascinating account describes how - in the struggle to survive - French civilians responded in ways familiar in World War II: escape networks, espionage, producing clandestine newspapers and attempting to help British soldiers trapped behind enemy lines. It provides a unique viewpoint on a forgotten aspect of World War I.
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