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Les Pieds-Noirs: idées reçues sur les Pieds-Noirs
Que savons-nous des Pieds-Noirs ? L’origine même de ce nom se perd dans les anecdotes et les mythes. Et pourtant, dès qu’on les évoque, les idées reçues abondent : le Pied-Noir parle fort, est raciste, colonialiste, a fait suer le burnous, vote Front national… autant de clichés qui occultent une histoire douloureuse dont le slogan « La valise ou le cercueil » résume toute la violence et les traumatismes engendrés. Loin des préjugés et des discours passionnés, cet ouvrage dresse un portrait de ces Pieds-Noirs souvent perçus comme Français… mais aussi vaguement étrangers.
151 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 9, 2015
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October 21, 2020
[Review of 'Les Pieds Noirs - L'Epopee D'un Peuple', by Christophe Rouet - not listed on goodreads]
Light, affectionate walk through the history, culture, politics and pop culture of the Pieds Noirs - ending in the present, with a look at the commemoration of a regionalism that lost its region. Strong on language and - a favourite of mine - pop cultural ephemera (Orangina was a French Algerian creation). Quite an eye-opener - I had no idea how diverse the population had been (MLatese, Corsican, Neapolitan...) and not simply 'French'.
As a subject (and for a personal witness of lost nations), I find French Algeria, Belgian Congo, South Africa as was just so fascinating. Algeria is pretty much 'how not to do it' - though it did produce a clean break, arguably.
Great pointers in the reading list too. Oh, and Albert Camus is God.
Light, affectionate walk through the history, culture, politics and pop culture of the Pieds Noirs - ending in the present, with a look at the commemoration of a regionalism that lost its region. Strong on language and - a favourite of mine - pop cultural ephemera (Orangina was a French Algerian creation). Quite an eye-opener - I had no idea how diverse the population had been (MLatese, Corsican, Neapolitan...) and not simply 'French'.
As a subject (and for a personal witness of lost nations), I find French Algeria, Belgian Congo, South Africa as was just so fascinating. Algeria is pretty much 'how not to do it' - though it did produce a clean break, arguably.
Great pointers in the reading list too. Oh, and Albert Camus is God.
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