Philippe Carrard: 2 books
History as a Kind of Writing
Textual Strategies in Contemporary French Historiography
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
In academia, the traditional role of the humanities is being questioned by the “posts”—postmodernism, poststructuralism, and postfeminism—which means that the project of writing history only grows more complex. In History as a Kind of Writing, scholar of French literature and culture Philippe...
The French Who Fought for Hitler
Memories from the Outcasts
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
Thousands of Frenchmen volunteered to provide military help to the Nazis during World War II, fighting in such places as Belorussia, Galicia, Pomerania, and Berlin. Utilizing these soldiers' memoirs, The French Who Fought for Hitler examines how these volunteers describe their exploits on the battlefield,...