War and Identity: The French and the Second World War: An Anthology of Texts

Book Overview

This book, first published in 1987, examines the elements that constitute the French identity through the experience of the Second World War - a constant point of reference, a landmark to which the collective consciousness returns again and again. The Occupation period and the national humiliation of the French military and political collapse has been perceived as more than a series of traumatic events, and in fact as a reality of mythical proportions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032075147
• ISBN13: 9781032075143
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"