Realms of Memory: The Construction of the French Past, Volume 2 - Traditions

Author/Contributor(s):	Nora, Pierre ; Kritzman, Lawrence ; Goldhammer, Arthur
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Date:	09/01/1997
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

This text is the second of three volumes looking at the history of France. This volume examines how and why events and figures become part of a people's collective memory. It emphasizes the shared aspects of French history and cultural instrumental in the development of a national identity. It includes 14 essays on subjects ranging from Proust's Remembrance of Things Past to the Tour de France.