The Pride of Place : Local Memories and Political Culture in Modern France /

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Nineteenth-century France grew fascinated with the local past. Thousands of citizens embraced local archaeology, penned historical vignettes and monographs, staged historical pageants, and created museums and pantheons of celebrities. Stéphane Gerson's rich, elegantly written, and timely book...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gerson, Stephane
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2003.
Temas:
1800-1899
Elite (Social sciences) > France.
National characteristics, French.
Decentralization in government > France > 19th century.
Politics and culture > France > History > 19th century.
Regionalism > France > History > 19th century.
French.
Élite (Sciences sociales) > France.
Français.
Politique et culture > France > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Régionalisme > France > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Cultural policy.
Decentralization in government.
Elite (Social sciences)
Politics and culture.
Regionalism.
France > Cultural policy.
France.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • INTRODUCTION: Local Memories and Modernity
  • PART 1: Le Pays
  • ONE. The Field of Local Memories
  • PART II: L'Amour du Pays
  • TWO. Recomposing Self and Nation
  • THREE. The Pedagogy of Place
  • FOUR. Local Memories and the Governing of the Minds
  • PART III: Le Mal du Pays
  • FIVE. Town, Nation, or Humanity?
  • SIX. Local Difference and the State
  • SEVEN. The Quandary of Local Initiative
  • EIGHT. Sur les Lieux PROVINCIAL ELITES BEFORE THE STATE
  • EPILOGUE: The Return to the Local
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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