{"product_id":"the-french-resistance-and-its-legacy-paperback","title":"The French Resistance and Its Legacy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRod Kedward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2023 American Library in Paris Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith personal and colourful reflections on tracking down resisters to the Nazi occupation of France, \u003ci\u003eThe French Resistance and its Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e offers a captivating set of insights into the very substance of resistance, and the challenges it poses. The book uses a wealth of stories and testimonies to foreground the importance of imagination and inventiveness at the heart of resistance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book insists on the primacy of context, not just the contexts of the creation and development of resistance but also those of historical debate at different moments since the war. The language in which we talk about resistance is shown to be enriched and challenged by Holocaust research, by the necessity of gender studies, and by the significance of place and time, of myth, legend and exile. Disguise and secrecy were necessities for those creating resistance in France and still have an alluring mystery, but this book is designed to open up that mystery, and not allow it to be used to keep resistance in the footnotes of military history. Rod Kedward argues with conviction that emergence from the shadows is a vital role of resistance research and, not least, of resistance testimony, whether written or spoken. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe scattered extracts from the author's interviews to be found throughout are a pointer towards specific personalities and circumstance at both the time of resistance and the time of the testimony. Kedward does not interrogate the importance of this time distinction. Instead he implicitly suggests that there is an oral history to all events, whether captured at the time or later, and this should be seen as relevant to our talking and our understanding. The book as a whole celebrates where history, literature, film and testimony interact, to make talking about resistance both an art and a discovery. It ends with a challenging conclusion that is of seminal importance for the history of resistance in and beyond France, across both time and place.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRod Kedward\u003c\/b\u003e was Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Sussex, UK. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eLa Vie en Bleu: France and the French since 1900 \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), \u003ci\u003eIn Search of the Maquis \u003c\/i\u003e(1993) and \u003ci\u003eResistance in Vichy France \u003c\/i\u003e(1978). In 1989 he was honoured by the French Government as Officier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques for services to French culture, and in 2011 he was promoted to Commandeur dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.2 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53212964094259,"sku":"9781350260429","price":55.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/piEiY8Rn6A9781350260429.webp?v=1775722698","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-french-resistance-and-its-legacy-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}