Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Aphrodite's island Aphrodite's island Anne Salmond Aphrodite's Island is a bold new account of the European discovery of Tahiti, the Pacific island of mythic status in Western imaginings about sexuality, the exotic, and the nobility or bestiality of … OL18637511W
Constructing Muslims in France Constructing Muslims in France Jennifer Fredette The standing of French Muslims is undercut by a predominant and persistent elite public discourse that frames Muslims as failed and incomplete French citizens. This situation fosters the very separat… OL20930420W
Whites, Jews, and Us Whites, Jews, and Us Hedi El Kholti,Houria Bouteldja «Pourquoi j'écris ce livre? Parce que je partage l'angoisse de Gramsci: "le vieux monde se meurt. Le nouveau est long à apparaître et c'est dans ce clair-obscur que surgissent les monstres". Le monst… OL21608269W
Lest innocent blood be shed Lest innocent blood be shed Philip Paul Hallie Tells of the struggle of a Protestant village in Nazi-controlled France to save Jews from persecution. Despite the obvious risks and the many sacrifices, the people of Le Chambon succeeded in hiding … OL2629264W
Jews and gender in liberation France Jews and gender in liberation France K. H. Adler This book takes a new look at occupied and liberated France through the dual prism of race (specifically Jewishness) and gender - core components of Vichy ideology. The imagining of liberation, and t… OL5751870W