Vestiges of Colonial Empire in France

by Robert Aldrich

Book Overview

This book offers the first comprehensive study of 'sites of memory' in France connected to the history of French imperialism and colonialism, and the ways that the French have remembered or forgotten their colonial past. Through a study of monuments, memorials, museum collections and other 'sites of memory' in France connected with France's overseas empire this book analyzes the way in which French authorities marked the Paris and provincial landscapes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349516791
• ISBN13: 9781349516797
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 383 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"