The Memory of Colonialism in Britain and France

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The Sins of Silence, Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies

ISBN: 3030637182
ISBN 13: 9783030637187
Autor: Lotem, Itay
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: x, 428 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.03.2021
Auflage: 1/2021
Format: 2.9 x 21.5 x 15.3
Gewicht: 665 g
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: GEB

Compares how Britain and France address their colonial histories, exploring how memories of colonialism have been expressed and silencedExamines the role of activists, politicians, journalists and professional historians in inciting public conversation about the colonial pastExplores the importance of colonial history to the ongoing, politicised public debates over national identity in both Britain and France

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Beschreibung

This book explores national attitudes to remembering colonialism in Britain and France. By comparing these two former colonial powers, the author tells two distinct stories about coming to terms with the legacies of colonialism, the role of silence and the breaking thereof. Examining memory through the stories of people who incited public conversation on colonialism: activists; politicians; journalists; and professional historians, this book argues that these actors mobilised the colonial past to make sense of national identity, race and belonging in the present. In focusing on memory as an ongoing, politicised public debate, the book examines the afterlife of colonial history as an element of political and social discourse that depends on actors' goals and priorities. A thought-provoking and powerful read that explores the divisive legacies of colonialism through oral history, this book will appeal to those researching imperialism, collective memory and cultural identity.

Autorenporträt

Itay Lotem is a Lecturer in French Studies at the University of Westminster, UK. He has published in academic journals like Modern and Contemporary France, French Politics, Culture and Society and French History in addition to appearances in the media.

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