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In the Shadow of the General
Sudhir Hazareesingh
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Modern France and the Myth of De Gaulle
出版OUP USA, 2012-07-26
主題Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of StateHistory / Europe / GeneralHistory / Europe / FranceHistory / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / GeneralPolitical Science / GeneralPolitical Science / History & TheoryPolitical Science / Political FreedomPolitical Science / World / EuropeanPsychology / Social PsychologySocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN01953088839780195308884
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=GURLiAqX3boC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The French writer Francois Mauriac once predicted that "when de Gaulle will be here no longer, he will still be here." This insight has proved prophetic. In contemporary France, Charles de Gaulle has become a figure of legend, consistently acclaimed as the nation's pre-eminent "historical" figure. Central to this popularity is the recognition of his pivotal role as the founder, and then the leader, of the Resistance movement during the Second World War. Once might be tempted to conclude that it is the man who became mythical, not the institutions he created. But here, the paradoxes abound. For one thing, 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: in their different ways, they all symbolize 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 to come occupy such a privileged position in the French imagination. Sudhir Hazareesingh's story of how an individual life 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 greatness, and its manifold anxieties. Alongside the tale of de Gaulle's legacy, a much broader narrative unfolds: the story of modern France.