num_pages: 400
description: From the Liberation purges to the Barbie trial, France has struggled with the memory of the Vichy a memory of defeat, occupation, and repression. In this provocative study, Henry Rousso examines how this proud nation―a nation where reality and myth commingle to confound understanding―has dealt with les années noires . Specifically, he studies what the French have chosen to remember―and to conceal.
language: English
title: The Vichy Syndrome: History and Memory in France since 1944
titlecomplete: The Vichy Syndrome: History and Memory in France since 1944
genres: History, World War II, France, War, Read For School, European History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 95
publisher: Harvard University Press