In the Shadow of the General: Modern France and the Myth of De Gaulle by Hazareesingh, Sudhir - 2012

Oxford University Press, 2012-05-17. Hardcover. Used: Good.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. Hardcover. GOOD. 0 9780195308884 C2012, GOOD+ HARDBACK, BOTTOM EDGE STAINED, DUSTJACKET WORN [ONE WORD UNDERLINED (P.16) & WRITING ON FLYLEAF] MODERN FRANCE AND THE MYTH OF DE GAULLE

Oxford University Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 2012. Hardcover. 0195308883 . Light water damage. Text is intact. - Good overall condition. General wear. No major blemishes. No writing. .

NY: Oxford University Press, 2012. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. In contemporary France, Charles de Gaulle has become a figure of legend, consistently acclaimed as the nation's pre-eminent "historical" figure. But paradoxes abound. For one, his personal popularity sits oddly with his social origins and professional background. Neither the nobility, nor the Catholic Church, nor the Army is particularly well-regarded in France today, as they are seen to represent antiquated traditions and values. So why, then, do the French nonetheless identify with, celebrate, and even revere this austere and devout nobleman, who remained closely wedded to military values throughout his life? In the Shadow of the General resolves this mystery and explains how de Gaulle has come to occupy such a privileged position in the French imagination. Sudhir Hazareesingh's story of how an individual life was transformed into national myth also tells a great deal about the… Read More

Paperback. Acceptable.

Oxford University Press, USA, 2012-05-17. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Hardcover with unclipped jacket. Faint score on the rear of the jacket. The leading corners of the rear board are a little bumped. The pages are clean and the text clear. CM. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.

Hardback. New. In contemporary France, Charles de Gaulle has become a figure of legend, consistently acclaimed as the nation's pre-eminent "historical" figure. But paradoxes abound. For one, his personal popularity sits oddly with his social origins and professional background. Neither the nobility, nor the Catholic Church, nor the Army is particularly well-regarded in France today, as they are seen to represent antiquated traditions and values. So why, then, do the French nonetheless identify with, celebrate, and even revere this austere and devout nobleman, who remained closely wedded to military values throughout his life? The Shadow of the General resolves this mystery and explains how de Gaulle has come to occupy such a privileged position in the French imagination. Sudhir Hazareesingh's story of how an individual life was transformed into national myth also tells a great deal about the French collective self in the twenty-first century: its fractured memory, its aspirations to… Read More

Oxford University Press, 2012-05-17. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Oxford Univ Pr, 2011. Hardcover. New. 256 pages. 9.25x6.14x0.12 inches.