War of Words: Britain, France and Discourses of Empire During the Second World War (Paperback or Softback)

Chin, Rachel

ISBN 10: 1009181009 / ISBN 13: 9781009181006

Edité par Cambridge University Press 4/17/2025, 2025

War of Words: Britain, France and Discourses of Empire During the Second World War. N° de réf. du vendeur BBS-9781009181006

Synopsis :

War of Words argues that the conflicts that erupted over French colonial territory between 1940 and 1945 are central to understanding British, Vichy and Free French policy-making throughout the war. By analysing the rhetoric that surrounded these clashes, Rachel Chin demonstrates that imperial holdings were valued as more than material and strategic resources. They were formidable symbols of power, prestige and national legitimacy. She shows that having and holding imperial territory was at the core of competing Vichy and Free French claims to represent the true French nation and that opposing images of Franco-British cooperation and rivalry were at the heart of these arguments. The selected case studies show how British-Vichy-Free French relations evolved throughout the war and demonstrate that the French colonial empire played a decisive role in these shifts.

À propos de l'auteur: Rachel Chin is Postdoctoral Research Associate on an AHRC-funded research project at the University of Glasgow and a member of the Scottish Council on Global Affairs.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : War of Words: Britain, France and Discourses...
Éditeur : Cambridge University Press 4/17/2025
Date d'édition : 2025
Reliure : Paperback or Softback
Etat : New
Type de livre : Book