Funerals, Politics, and Memory in Modern France, 1789-1996,9780198203285

Funerals, Politics, and Memory in Modern France, 1789-1996

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ISBN13: 9780198203285
ISBN10: 0198203284
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-12-14
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary

This is a study of the state funerals that were celebrated in France between the French revolution and the death of François Mitterand. It investigates the funerals of such prominent figures as Voltaire, Napoleon, Gambetta, Hugo, and de Gaulle, which became major public events that helped to mold the national memory. The book is the first comprehensive analysis of French state funerals, and also a major contribution to the study of French political culture.

Author Biography

Avner Ben-Amos is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, Tel-Aviv University.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
viii
List of Abbreviations
x
Introduction 1(14)
PART I. GENEALOGY 15(148)
The French Revolution and the Emergence of Republican State Funerals 1789-1799
17(37)
State Funerals of Kings and Emperors 1800-1870
54(33)
Subversive and Revolutionary Funerals 1800-1870
87(23)
The Moral Order: The Battle over Civil Funerals 1871-1877
110(26)
The Third Republic: The State Funeral as Civic Festival 1879-1940
136(27)
PART II. POLITICS 163(94)
Funerals of Politicians
165(39)
Funerals of Soldiers and Colonizers
204(31)
Funerals of Scientists, Writers, and Musicians
235(17)
Conclusion: The State Funeral as a Social Drama
252(5)
PART III. CULTURE 257(96)
The State Funeral as a Rite of Passage
259(12)
Seperation: The Moment of Death and the Lying-in-State
271(33)
Transition: The Procession and the City
304(31)
Incorporation: The Burial and the Resonance of the Funeral
335(18)
Epilogue: From Vichy to the Fifth Republic: Decline or Transformation? 353(27)
Conclusion: Republican State Funerals in a Comparative Perspective 380(11)
Appendix A: The State Funerals of the Second Empire 391(1)
Appendix B: The State Funerals of the Third Republic 392(3)
Appendix C: Unsuccessful Official Proposals for a Transfer to the Pantheon (Third Republic) 395(2)
Select Bibliography 397(16)
Index 413

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