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This volume analyzes the notion of the French exception & the
ways in which it has informed both academic analysis &
political commentary on France today. Adopting a comparative &
interdisciplinary approach, the book examines the resilience of the
notion of French exceptionalism & evaluates its relevance in a
changing global context.
Challenging the notion that there was no "popular imperialism" in France, this book examines the importance of France's colonial role in the development of French society and culture after 1870. It assesses the impact of colonial propaganda on public attitudes and the relationship between imperialism, republicanism, and nationalism. It analyzes the representations of empire, traces the development of a colonial "science" and discusses the enduring importance of images and symbols of empire in contemporary France.
Challenging the notion that there was no 'popular imperialism' in
France, this important new book examines the importance of France's
colonial role in the development of French society and culture
after 1870. It assesses the impact of colonial propaganda on public
attitudes in France and the relationship between French
imperialism, republicanism and nationalism. It analyses
metropolitan representations of empire, traces the development of a
colonial 'science' and discusses the enduring importance of images
and symbols of empire in contemporary France. It will be of
interest to students of imperial, social and cultural history as
well as to historians of contemporary France.
Analyzes the notion of the French exception and the ways in which
it has informed both academic analysis and political commentary on
France today. Adopting a comparative and interdisciplinary approach
it examines the resilience of the notion of French exceptionalism
and evaluates its relevance in a changing domestic and global
context.
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