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Realms of Memory: The Construction of the French Past, Volume 3 - Symbols

Realms of Memory: The Construction of the French Past, Volume 3 - Symbols - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Pierre Nora (Editor), Lawrence Kritzman (Editor), Arthur Goldhammer (Translator)Series:European Perspectives: A Social Thought and Cultural CriticismPublish date:1998-05-01Pages:751
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231109260ISBN-10:231109261UPC:9780231109260Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, Historiography, Western EuropeBook Topic:FranceSize:10.30 x 7.32 x 1.90 inchesWeight:3.5031Product ID:SCCKSVAQQH

This volume, the third part of Realms of Memory, focuses on the emblems that signify Frenchness to people around the world. It includes 13 essays on cultural icons from Joan of Arc to Descartes; the national motto of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity; the tricolour flag; and the French language itself. The closing essay on commemoration provides an overview of the series.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231109260ISBN-10:231109261UPC:9780231109260Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, Historiography, Western EuropeBook Topic:FranceSize:10.30 x 7.32 x 1.90 inchesWeight:3.5031Product ID:SCCKSVAQQH

Pierre Nora is Editorial Director of Editions Gallimand. He is editor of the journal Le Debat and is Directeur D'Etudes at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris.

Publisher: Columbia University Press

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Pierre Nora (Editor), Lawrence Kritzman (Editor), Arthur Goldhammer (Translator)

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