Editorial Reviews
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"An inspiring but sad book."--Socialist Review
"Evans's first-hand interviews with French 'resisters' and even with some FLN members, and his thorough secondary research, make his study a valuable starting-point for unpacking the complicated strands of this historical moment"--Continuity and Change
"Evans's book makes a substantial and original contribution to the growing literature on resistance and memory in twentieth-century France."--European History Quarterly
". . . the study provides a vivid portrait, and an understanding 'from the inside' of a specific constituency at a very specific time."--Mediterranean Politics
"For historians of contemporary France the interest of Evan's study is obvious - it casts new light on the bitter and divisive 'War Without a Name', which has resulted in the still unhealed 'Algerian Syndrome'. Americans of the Vietnam generation, such as the above-mentioned Draft Counselor (this writer) will find 'The Memory of Resistance' haunting and evocative. It will leave them with a powerful sense of déjà vu."--David L. Schalk, Vassar College
"The Memory of Resistance will be of undoubted interest both to those specialising in the Algerian war and to all those with an interest in oral history."--The Journal of Area Studies
"[A] fascinating work of oral history."--National Identities
" ... he [Evans] makes an important and original contribution to our understanding of antiwar activism in the modern period."--The Journal of Modern History
"I found Evans's use of oral history methodologically rigorous, his interpretations of memory thoughtful and insightful."--Reviewed by Sean Field in the Journal of African History
The Memory of Resistance: French Opposition to the Algerian War (1954-1962) (Berg French Studies Series),Martin Evans,Berg Publishers,1859739229,Africa - North,Europe - France,Family / Parenting / Childbirth,France - History,General,History,History: World,Oral History,Pregnancy & Childbirth,African history: postwar, from c 1945 -,Algeria,Colonization & independence,Europe,European history: postwar, from c 1945 -,Nationalism,Warfare & Defence,c 1945 to c 1960,c 1960 to c 1970
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