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. Stephane Gerson's rich, elegantly written, and timely book p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gerson, Stephane
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Regionalism.
Politics and culture.
National characteristics, French.
Elite (Social sciences)
Decentralization in government.
Cultural policy.
Regionalisme > France > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Politique et culture > France > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Français.
Élite (Sciences sociales) > France.
French.
Regionalism > France > History > 19th century.
Politics and culture > France > History > 19th century.
Decentralization in government > France > 19th century.
Elite (Social sciences) > France.
France.
France > Cultural policy.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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