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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Comparing Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs: Introduction
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From Empire to Nation-State: 1945 and 1962
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Self-Organization and Representation
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Political Impact and Participation
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Commemorative Practices and Emotions
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About this book
This volume compares one of the largest instances of 'ethnic cleansing' – the German expellees from the East (Vertriebene) – with the most important case of decolonization migration – the French repatriates of Algeria (pieds-noirs).
Reviews
“This volume nonetheless constitutes a highly valuable collection of essays. It brings together many of the best-known experts on either subject and showcases the increasingly sophisticated, critical, and professional character of research in these fields in recent years.” (Gaëlle Fisher, H-Nationalism, H-Net Reviews, February 2018)
“Articles are supremely researched, compelling, and enjoyable to read. … This book provides a rich comparative study, the first of its kind, and certainly the first in English … to address two lesser known populations of migrants who had and continue to have an important role in the national identities of France and Germany. Specialists in migration studies, diaspora and memory studies, as well as the unversed in the history of the Pieds-Noirs and Vertriebene, will find this book useful.” (Amy L. Hubbell, EuropeNow Journal, europenowjournal.org, April, 2017)
Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar Germany and France is an essential and timely publication. Engaging leading scholars in a vivid dialogue, it links two academic fields that have remained isolated from each other. At a time when the continent is facing an unprecedented wave of people seeking asylum, it is a powerful reminder of how much postwar Europe has been shaped by mass migrations.' - Jürgen Osterhammel, Professor of Modern History at the University of Konstanz, Germany
'This crisply edited volume placing German Vertriebene and French Pieds-noirs in critical comparison is groundbreaking. Beautifully wrought, through its careful pairing of topical chapters, it reveals unexpected commonalities and surprising contrasts, causing us to see Germany's former eastern settlements, postcolonial Europe, and even comparative historiography in new light.' - Andrea L. Smith, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Lafayette College, USA
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Jan C. Jansen is Research Fellow at the German Historical Institute in Washington, DC, USA. He is the author of Erobern und Erinnern: Symbolpolitik, öffentlicher Raum und französischer Kolonialismus in Algerien 1830-1950 (2013) and co-author, with Jürgen Osterhammel, of Kolonialismus: Geschichte, Formen, Folgen (2012) and Dekolonisation: Das Ende der Imperien (2013).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar Germany and France
Book Subtitle: Comparative Perspectives
Editors: Manuel Borutta, Jan C. Jansen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137508416
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-50840-9Published: 29 February 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-70150-6Published: 24 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-50841-6Published: 08 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 300
Topics: European History, History of World War II and the Holocaust, Development Studies, Modern History, History of Military, Sales/Distribution