Funerals, politics, and memory in modern France, 1789-1996

Funerals, politics, and memory in modern France, 1789-1996 / Avner Ben-Amos.

This study of the state funerals that were celebrated in France between the revolution and the death of Mitterand investigates the funerals of a number of prominent figures which became major public events.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ben-Amos, Avner
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Subjects:	Since 1789 Funeral rites and ceremonies > France. Celebrities > France > Death. Death > Symbolic aspects > France. Political culture > France. Celebrities > Death Death > Symbolic aspects Funeral rites and ceremonies Political culture France > History > 1789- France History
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Summary:	This study of the state funerals that were celebrated in France between the revolution and the death of Mitterand investigates the funerals of a number of prominent figures which became major public events.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ix, 425 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	128044505X 9781280445057 9780191675836 0191675830
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Print version record.