French Civilization and Its Discontents Nationalism, Colonialism, Race |
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Editor:
| Van Den Abbeele, Georges |
Contribution by:
| Bergstrom, Janet Gafaiti, Hafid Glissant, Edouard Hunter, Donna Jonassaint, Jean Kaussen, Valerie Kleinberg, Ethan Maghraoui, Driss Morton, Patricia A. Stovall, Tyler Terdiman, Richard Thompson, Lyn Den Abbeele, Georges Van Wood, Nancy Woodhull, Winifred Yedes, Ali |
Series title: | After the Empire: the Francophone World and Postcolonial France Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7391-0646-4 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2003 |
Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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French Civilization and Its Discontents: Nationalism, Colonialism, Race explores the ways in which considerations of difference, especially colonialism, post-colonialism, and race, have shaped French culture and French studies in the modern era. Rejecting traditional assimilationist notions of French national identity, contributors to this groundbreaking volume demonstrate how literature, history and other aspects of what is considered French civilization have been shaped by processes...
More DescriptionFrench Civilization and Its Discontents: Nationalism, Colonialism, Race explores the ways in which considerations of difference, especially colonialism, post-colonialism, and race, have shaped French culture and French studies in the modern era. Rejecting traditional assimilationist notions of French national identity, contributors to this groundbreaking volume demonstrate how literature, history and other aspects of what is considered French civilization have been shaped by processes of creolization and differentiation.