Colonial Culture in France Since the Revolution

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.

Author: Pascal Blanchard
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 12/02/2013
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.35lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.50w x 1.90d
ISBN: 9780253010452

About the Author

Pascal Blanchard is a historian and researcher affiliated with the Laboratoire Communication et Politique (Paris, France, CNRS) and co-director of the Groupe de recherche ACHAC (colonialism, immigration, post-colonialism).

Sandrine Lemaire is a historian, enseignante-agrégée (France) and co-director of the Groupe de recherche ACHAC (colonialism, immigration, post-colonialism).

Nicolas Bancel is professor of politics and social sciences at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) and co-director of the Groupe de recherche ACHAC (colonialism, immigration, post-colonialism).

Dominic Thomas is Madeleine L. Letessier Chair in French and Francophone studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.