Contesting Indochina: French Remembrance between Decolonization and Cold War: 8 (From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective) - Hardcover

Edwards, M. Kathryn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0520288602 ISBN 13: 9780520288607

Publisher: California University Press, 2016

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

"There is little to criticize in this well-researched and carefully worded monograph... an insightful and important addition to the growing field of history and memory."--H-Net

About the Author:

M. Kathryn Edwards is assistant professor of modern French history at Tulane University.

About this edition

• Publisher: California University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0520288602
• ISBN 13: 9780520288607
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 328