The Haunting Past
History, Memory, and Justice in Contemporary France (Critical Authors and Issues)
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Author
Contributions
- Ora Avni (Foreword) - Contributor
- Philippe Petit (Preface) - Contributor
- Ralph Schoolcraft (Translator) - Contributor
Publication
2002 - University of Pennsylvania Press
Language
English
Word Count
30,000 words, Guess
Page Count
120 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-100812236459
- ISBN-139780812236453
- Goodreads647175
- Library of Congress Control Number2001037539
- OCLC Control Number47900642
and 3 more
- Better World Books9780812236453
- Better World BooksO9-AMV-660
- Open LibraryOL9885746M
Classifications
- LCCD802.F8R65 2001
- LCCD802.F8 R65 2002
Description
"In The Haunting Past, French historian Henry Rousso discusses the varied and controversial treatments of French collaboration with the Nazis during the Vichy regime, focusing specifically on the roles played by historians, and history itself, in the postwar trials of accused collaborators. While discussion of Nazi collaboration was mostly suppressed in the years immediately following World War II, recent changes in public sentiment paved the way for formal trials of former Vichy officials charged with collaborating with Nazi Germany. In a series of pointed interviews conducted by journalist Philippe Petit, Rousso considers events of the recent past, especially the emotionally charged Papon trial in France and the revelations that have come to light with the opening of communist archives."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
Philippe Petit: When you were a student at the Ecole Normale Superieure in the mid-1970s, the discovery of Robert Paxton's Vichy France compelled you to pursue your studies on the history of the crisis years of 1940-44.
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