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THE HOLOCAUST AND ITS CONTEXTS Ego-histories of France and the Second World War Writing Vichy Edited by Manuel Bragança and Fransiska Louwagie The Holocaust and its Contexts Series Editors Claus-Christian W. Szejnmann Loughborough University Loughborough, UK Ben Barkow The Wiener Library London, UK More than sixty years on, the Holocaust remains a subject of intense debate with ever-widening ramifications. This series aims to demonstrate the continuing relevance of the Holocaust and related issues in con- temporary society, politics and culture; studying the Holocaust and its history broadens our understanding not only of the events themselves but also of their present-day significance. The series acknowledges and responds to the continuing gaps in our knowledge about the events that constituted the Holocaust, the various forms in which the Holocaust has been remembered, interpreted and discussed, and the increasing impor- tance of the Holocaust today to many individuals and communities. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14433 Manuel Bragança · Fransiska Louwagie Editors Ego-histories of France and the Second World War Writing Vichy Editors Manuel Bragança Fransiska Louwagie University College Dublin University of Leicester Dublin, Ireland Leicester, UK The Holocaust and its Contexts ISBN 978-3-319-70859-1 ISBN 978-3-319-70860-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70860-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017961116 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Monique Decroos, Silhouettes, Mixed Media on Paper, 2015. Reproduced courtesy of the artist, www.moniquedecroos.be Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland A cknowledgements This volume is the result of a two-day international workshop held in Belfast in January 2015 and the editors would first like to thank the fol- lowing associations and societies that supported this event: the British Academy/Leverhulme, the Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France (ASMCF), the Society for the Study of French History (SSFH), the Society for French Studies (SFS), the Institute for Collaborative Research in the Humanities in Belfast, the Department of Modern Languages and the Research Office at the University of Leicester, and the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Thank you also to all external participants to the workshop for their contributions, in particular Ludivine Broch, Daniel Lee and Bill Kidd. Many scholars helped us in this journey. Margaret Atack, Claire Gorrara, Olaf Jensen and Crawford Gribben very kindly agreed to com- ment on the book proposal. Renée Poznanski and Peter Tame pro- vided very useful feedback on early drafts of the introduction and the conclusion. Many thanks also to Michelle Harrison for her assistance with proofreading, to Emily Russell and Carmel Kennedy from Palgrave Macmillan for their support and advice, to Mani Kalyanasundaram from Springer for his assistance and patience, and, of course, to the series edi- tors, Chris Szejnmann and Ben Barkow, for their interest in this project. Heartfelt thanks to Monique Decroos for kindly giving us permission to use one of her paintings for the book cover and to Robert O. Paxton for taking the time to answer some questions about his own ego-history and v vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS career. And we have a debt of gratitude to Peter Tame for his invaluable help with the translations of several chapters into English. Last but not least, we would like to thank all the contributors to this volume for their trust, their patience and for the fascinating texts that are gathered here. It was a pleasure corresponding with you all over the last couple of years. c ontents Part I Opening Reflections Introduction: Ego-histories, France and the Second World War 3 Manuel Bragança and Fransiska Louwagie Interview with Robert O. Paxton, on the Writing of History and Ego-history 19 Robert O. Paxton, Manuel Bragança and Fransiska Louwagie Part II Voices from France Currents and Counter-Currents 25 Marc Dambre Resisting Fragments 45 Laurent Douzou On Chance and Necessity 67 Denis Peschanski vii viii CONTENTS From a Foreign Country 89 Henry Rousso Part III Voices Across the Channel In the Forests of the Night: England, France and the Writing of War 107 Margaret K. Atack Searching for ‘Contact Zones’ in France’s War 127 Hilary Footitt A Tale of Two Frances and a Curious Ancestor 145 Robert Gildea Vichy, Kingdom of Shadows 165 Christopher Lloyd Writers in Conflict 181 Peter Tame Part IV Voices from Far and Near Good Fortune, Good Friends 201 Richard J. Golsan The Other Side: Investigating the Collaborationists in World War II France 219 Bertram M. Gordon When Faced with the Question 243 Colin Nettelbeck Born in Paris… 267 Renée Poznanski CONTENTS ix Reaching Vichy via Budapest: On Zigzags, Waves and Triangles in Intellectual Life 283 Susan R. Suleiman Part V Closing Reflections Conclusion: Cross-Perspectives on Ego-history 299 Manuel Bragança and Fransiska Louwagie Index 317
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