Author: | ISBN: | 9780253010537 | |
Publisher: | Indiana University Press | Publication: | December 2, 2013 |
Imprint: | Indiana University Press | Language: | English |
Author: | |
ISBN: | 9780253010537 |
Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
Publication: | December 2, 2013 |
Imprint: | Indiana University Press |
Language: | English |
This landmark collection by an international group of scholars and public intellectuals represents a major reassessment of French colonial culture and how it continues to inform thinking about history, memory, and identity. This reexamination of French colonial culture, provides the basis for a revised understanding of its cultural, political, and social legacy and its lasting impact on postcolonial immigration, the treatment of ethnic minorities, and national identity.
This landmark collection by an international group of scholars and public intellectuals represents a major reassessment of French colonial culture and how it continues to inform thinking about history, memory, and identity. This reexamination of French colonial culture, provides the basis for a revised understanding of its cultural, political, and social legacy and its lasting impact on postcolonial immigration, the treatment of ethnic minorities, and national identity.