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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Loss, Mourning, Memory
1. Specters of the Sixties
2. French Postmodern
3. Le Débat, Year One: The Generation of 1980
4. The Return of the Prophet: Bourdieu, Zola, and the Dreyfusist Legacy
5. Desperately Seeking Marianne: The Uses of the Republic
6. Memory Wars
7. Old Wine, New Skins: Race, Laïcité, Frenchness
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
“Melancholy Politics is a stimulating and enjoyable read. . . .
[The book] is perhaps best viewed as a work of contemporary history infused with a healthy dose of memory studies theory, and should certainly be read by anyone with an interest in how a nation attempts to deal with its past.”
—Adam Timmins, Journal of Contemporary European Studies
