Contesting Indochina: French Remembrance Between Decolonization And Cold War (Volume 8) (From Indochina To Vietnam: Revolution And War In A Global Perspective)

How does a nation come to terms with losing a war—especially an overseas war whose purpose is fervently contested? In the years after the war, how does such a nation construct and reconstruct its identity and values? For the French in Indochina, the stunning defeat at Dien Bien Phu ushered in the violent process of decolonization and a fraught reckoning with a colonial past. Contesting Indochina is the first in-depth study of the competing and intertwined narratives of the Indochina War. It analyzes the layers of French remembrance, focusing on state-sponsored commemoration, veterans' associations, special-interest groups, intellectuals, films, and heated public disputes. These narratives constitute the ideological battleground for contesting the legacies of colonialism, decolonization, the Cold War, and France's changing global status.

• | Author: M. Kathryn Edwards
• | Publisher: University Of California Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 14, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 328 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0520288610
• | ISBN-13: 9780520288614