Marie Demker

Colonial Power and National Identity - Pierre Mendès France and the History (Bok)

This study addresses the puzzle why Pierre Mendès France as French Prime Minister managed to grant Indochina independence through negotiations, but neglected the same demand from Algeria. In the mid-1950s, France was experiencing not only a political crisis but also a crisis of national identity. The author shows that there were competing national identities among the French foreign policy elite, and that the struggle among different identity conceptions was a determinant factor in the outcome of the Indochina and Algeria cases. Pierre Mendès France tried to decolonize France by making France a European power. This seemed successful when France left Indochina, but it turned to be a failure when Algeria demanded its independence. The research material represents a unique collection of speeches, letters, radio performances, opinion polls, media debates and internal working papers. Marie Demker is a Swedish Political Science professor at Göteborg University and Södertörn University College. She has written several books and articles on foreign policy, French politics and party politics.

Författare:	Marie Demker
Titel:	Colonial Power and National Identity - Pierre Mendès France and the History
Typ:	Bok
Kategori:	Böcker/Historia & Arkeologi/Historia & Arkeologi
Releasedatum:	2008-04-02
Registreringsdatum:	2023-11-29
Artikelnummer:	793403
Lagerstatus:	Beställningsvara Leveranstid: från 14 vardagar
EAN:	9789173350105
ISBN:	9173350105
Språk:	Engelska
Bandtyp:	Häftad
Mått(BxHxD):	153x230x10 mm
Omfång:	156 sidor
Utgåva:	1
Vikt:	260 gram
Titel:	Colonial Power and National Identity - Pierre Mendès France and the History
Förlag:	Santérus Förlag