The Vichy Syndrome: History and Memory in France since 1944


The Vichy Syndrome: History and Memory in France since 1944
The Vichy Syndrome: History and Memory in France since 1944 by Henri Rousso

From the Liberation purges to the Barbie trial, France has struggled with the memory of the Vichy experience: a memory of defeat, occupation, and repression. In this provocative study, Henry Rousso examines how this proud nation-a nation where reality and myth commingle to confound understanding-has dealt with les années noires. Specifically, he studies what the French have chosen to remember-and to conceal.

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