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Funerals, Politics, and Memory in Modern France 1789-1996 Ben-Amos, Avner (Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, Tel-Aviv University)
Funerals, Politics, and Memory in Modern France 1789-1996
Ben-Amos, Avner (Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, Tel-Aviv University)
Studying the state funerals that were celebrated in France between the French Revolution and the death of Francois Mitterrand, this book investigates the funerals of such prominent figures as Voltaire, Napoleon, Gambetta, Hugo, and de Gaulle, which became major public events that helped to mould the national memory.
438 pages, halftones
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 14, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198203285 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 438 |
| Dimensions | 162 × 242 × 28 mm · 789 g |
| Language | English |