Contesting Indochina

French Remembrance between Decolonization and Cold War

von M. Kathryn Edwards

326 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

How does a nation come to terms with losing a war--especially an overseas war whose purpose is fervently contested? In the years after the war, how does such a nation construct and reconstruct its identity and values? For the French in Indochina, the stunning defeat at Dien Bien Phu ushered in the violent process of decolonization and a fraught reckoning with a colonial past. Contesting Indochina is the first in-depth study of the competing and intertwined narratives of the Indochina War. It analyzes the layers of French remembrance, focusing on state-sponsored commemoration, veterans' associations, special-interest groups, intellectuals, films, and heated public disputes. These narratives constitute the ideological battleground for contesting the legacies of colonialism, decolonization, the Cold War, and France's changing global status.

• Reihe: University of California Press
• ISBN: 9780520288614
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.06.2016
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: UCAL POD