The Pride of Place

The Pride of Place

Local Memories & Political Culture in Nineteenth-century France

by Stéphane Gerson, Stéphane Gerson

324 pages· ISBN 9780801488733
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Nineteenth-century France grew fascinated with the local past and thousands of citizens embraced local archaeology, staged historical pageants and created museums. The author provides a cultural and political history of this 'cult of local memories'.

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