This text is the second of three volumes looking at the history of France. This volume examines how and why events and figures become part of a people's collective memory. It emphasizes the shared aspects of French history and cultural instrumental in the development of a national identity. It includes 14 essays on subjects ranging from Proust's "Remembrance of Things Past" to the Tour de France.
| ISBN: | 9780231106344 |
| Publication date: | 8th October 1997 |
| Author: | Lawrence D Kritzman |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 591 pages |
| Series: | European Perspectives |
| Genres: |
Cultural studies |