From empire to exile History and memory within the pied noir and harki communities 1962 2012 Studies in Modern French History MUP 1st Edition by Claire 9781526100863 152610086X

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From empire to exile
History and memory within the <i>pied-noir</i> and <i>harki</i> communities, 1962–2012

Table contents:

Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Maps
Introduction
‘Memory wars’
The ‘war without a name’
‘A kaleidoscope of splintered memories’
Framing memory
‘French memory is full of Algeria’
Sources, conduits and reception
The pied-noir community
The harki community
International comparisons
Structure of this book
Notes
Part I The Era of ‘Absence’, 1962–91
Emergence, 1962–75
1 Creating a community
The hand of the state
Associations and the mobilisation of the rapatriés
Solidarity and mutual aid: the activities of ANFANOMA
The question of compensation
The turn to culture
Notes
2 The sounds of silence
Citizens, repatriates or refugees? Defining the harkis
Cast to one side: the harkis in France
An apprenticeship to France
Creating a narrative of progress
‘A brotherhood of misfortune’
Questions without responses: the silence of the harkis
Official representations of the harkis: between silence and vilification
Brothers through blood spilled
Brothers in arms
Brothers in exile
Notes
Consolidation, 1975–91
3 Creating an identity
Managing diversity
Recalling French Algeria
Living in harmony
‘From chaos to light’
The War of Independence
De Gaulle: the great decoloniser
Staying true to your word
26 March and 5 July 1962
The social and physical dimensions of memory
Inscribing the past in stone
‘A town like no other’
Nostalgérie
Notes
4 Breaking the silence
1975
Elites and associations
‘We are all harkis’
Allies, adversaries and Algerians
Reclaiming the narrative
Notes
Part II The ‘Return’ of the War of Independence, 1991–2012
Acceleration, 1991–2005
5 Hardening attitudes
The ‘return’ of the war
Multiple voices
A harder edge
The quest for unity
The ultimate recourse
‘Chirac’s towel rail’
The last victim of the Algerian War?
The desert
Notes
6 Speaking out
The quest for grassroots unity in the 1990s
The practical face of harki activism: Hacène Arfi and Abdelkrim Klech
Building bridges: Dalila Kerchouche, Fatima Besnaci-Lancou and the cultural diffusion of the harki narrative
Exemplary narratives
Combining activism and academia: Mohand Hamoumou
The harki experience
Arrival in France
‘A little anger against France’?
Assuming the past in its entirety
Whose voice?
Notes
Memory wars, 1999–2012
7 Friends and enemies
Continuity and change: the evolving relationship between pieds-noirs, harkis and veterans
Between envy and invective: pied-noir portrayals of Algerians
Between empathy and envy: relationships between harkis and Algerians
The media
‘We are the witnesses’
Notes
8 Champs de bataille
The courtroom
The ascendancy of victimhood
A positive view of colonialism
The question of responsibility
The role of the state
The quest for permanence
Towards a resolution?
Notes
Conclusion
The last pied-noir?
Harkis and the elusive ‘official gesture’
Domestic imprints
International resonances
Notes
Select bibliography
Index
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