National Policy, Global Memory : The Commemoration of the 'Righteous' from Jerusalem to Paris, 1942-2007 (Berghahn Monographs in French Studies) （Library Binding）

Gensburger, Sarah

Berghahn Books（2016/07発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 228 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781785332548
• DDC分類 944.083

Full Description

Since 1963, the state of Israel has awarded the title of "Righteous among the Nations" to individuals who risked their lives sheltering Jews during the Holocaust. This distinction remained solely an Israeli initiative until the late 1990s, when European governments began developing their own national categories, the most prominent of which was the "Righteous of France," honoring those who protected Jews during the Vichy regime. In National Policy, Global Memory, Sarah Gensburger uses this dramatic episode to lend a new perspective to debates over memory and nationhood. In particular, she works to combine two often divergent disciplines—memory studies and political science—to study "memory politics" as a form of public policy.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: From "The Righteous among Nations" to the "'Righteous of France"

Chapter 1. Memory as an Instrument of Foreign Policy?

Chapter 2. Memory Entrepreneurs and the French Space

Chapter 3. Memory Public Policy and Transfers    

Chapter 4. The National Day as a Public Policy Instrument    

Chapter 5. Social Norms and Memorial Categories

Chapter 6. Memory Policy and Institutions

Epilogue: The "Righteous of France" in the Pantheon

Appendix A: Methodology and Corpus    

Appendix B: Detailed References of Official Texts

Bibliography

Index