Full Description
In France in an Era of Global War, scholars re-examine experiences of French politics, occupation, empire and entanglements with the Anglophone world between 1914 and 1945. In doing so, they question the long-standing myths and assumptions which continue to surround this period, and offer new avenues of enquiry.
Contents
Introduction; Ludivine Broch and Alison Carrol PART I: EXPERIENCING OCCUPATION 1. War Through the Eyes of the Child: Children Remember the German Occupation of Northern France, 1914-18; Miranda Sachs 2. Fresh Eyes, Dead Topic? Writing the History of the Occupation of Northern France in the First World War; James Connolly 3. Martyred Towns of the Liberation: The Case of the Massacre d'Ascq; Ludivine Broch PART II: THE RECONFIGURATION OF POLITICS OF LEFT AND RIGHT 4. The Shooting at Chartres: A Case Study of French Political Violence; Chris Millington 5. International Communism in Interwar France, 1919-1936; Thomas Beaumont 6. The Silent Minority: Working-class Conservatism in Interwar France; Joe Starkey PART III: THE NEW POLITICS OF EMPIRE 7. Auxiliary Troops, Global Recruitment : the Légion d'Orient and the Origins of the French Mandate in Syria, 1915-22; Simon Jackson 8. Entangled Enemies: Vichy, Italy and Collaboration; Karine Varley PART IV: ENTANGLEMENTS WITH THE ANGLOPHONE WORLD 9. Prehistory and Palaeontology in France, 1900-1940; Chris Manias 10. The French Maquis and the Allies during the Second World War; Raphaële Balu 11. Not By Bread Alone? UNRRA and the Displaced Persons in Gutach; Laure Humbert Conclusion; Robert Gildea ?
