From Empire to Exile: History and Memory within the Pied-Noir and Harki Communities, 1962–2012

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Claire Eldridge

From Empire to Exile

History and Memory within the Pied-Noir and Harki Communities, 1962–2012

Claire Eldridge

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Manchester University Press
06 March 2018

History

Series: Studies in Modern French and Francophone History

This book explores the commemorative afterlives of the Algerian War of Independence (1954-62), one of the world's most iconic wars of decolonisation. It focuses on the million French settlers - pieds-noirs - and the tens of thousands of harkis - the French army's native auxiliaries - who felt compelled to migrate to France when colonial rule ended.

Challenging the idea that Algeria was a 'forgotten' war that only returned to French public attention in the 1990s, this study reveals a dynamic picture of memory activism undertaken continuously since 1962 by grassroots communities connected to this conflict. Reconceptualising the ways in which the Algerian War has been debated, evaluated and commemorated in the subsequent five decades, From empire to exile makes an original contribution to important discussions surrounding the contentious issues of memory, migration and empire in contemporary France that will appeal to students and scholars of history and cultural studies. -- .

By: Claire Eldridge
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9781526127167
ISBN 10: 1526127164
Series: Studies in Modern French and Francophone History
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 06 March 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Claire Eldridge is Lecturer in Modern European History at the University of Leeds

Reviews for From Empire to Exile: History and Memory within the Pied-Noir and Harki Communities, 1962–2012

'Eldridge's book provides an outstanding model to build on.' Darcie Fontaine, University of South Florida, H-France Review Vol. 17 (March 2017), No. 53 'All in all, Eldridge has provided us with a fuller understanding of the evolution in the postcolonial terrain of memories and by extension, the terrain of identities constitutive of French society, which emerged in reaction to the Algerian War. From Empire toExile will no doubt remain indispensable reading for those interested in the role played by memory in decolonization.' Professor Sung-Eun Choi, Bentley University, Reviews in History May 2017 'Well constructed and meticulously argued. Highly recommended.' M. L. Scott, York College of PA, Choice, July 2017 -- .