In his 1935 novel Invasion 14, Maxence Van der Meersch painted a nuanced picture of the German invasion and occupation of northern France during World War I. Despite local controversy, Invasion 14 won national and international praise, losing the Prix Goncourt by a single vote. Though neglected in the wake of World War II, when the author's treatment of Franco-German relations between 1914 and 1918 ran headlong into evolving myths of widespread resistance between 1940 and 1944, Invasion 14 has garnered renewed attention as a window onto the occupation of World War I. Heretofore unappreciated, however, is Van der Meersch's use of colonial themes of race and empire. Based on research in the Archives Maxence Van der Meersch, this study explores the author's treatment of colonial motifs, demonstrating their centrality to the novel and the debate it generated.
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Occupation, Race, and Empire
Maxence Van der Meersch's Invasion 14
W. Brian Newsome
In Historical Reflections/Réflexions Historiques
- Published (Print):
- 01 Mar 2014
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 47–66 (20 total)
Remembering the “Forgotten Zone”
Recasting the Image of the Post-1945 French Occupation of Germany
Corey Campion
In the spring of 1945, French forces seized control of southwestern Germany and with their Allied counterparts undertook the military occupation of a defeated Nazi Reich. While each of the occupying powers had traveled unique paths to the victors
In French Politics, Culture & Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 2019
- Article Type:
- Review Article
- Pages:
- 79–94 (16 total)
‘At the Mercy of the German Eagle’
Images of London in Dissolution in the Novels of William Le Queux
Antony Taylor
capture of London was integral to German military occupation. Either buttressing the capital's will to resist, or undermining its capacity to withstand attack, the vigour and vitality of London was always at issue in his novels. This article locates Le
Embodied Agency
Creating Room for Maneuver through Dance in Palestine
Sara Christophersen
and symbolically. The ongoing situation of occupation, dispossession, oppression, and injustices in Palestine, on the other hand, can be described as one of stagnation (* Joronen et al. 2021 ; * Levy 2020 ). In this article, I share the experiences and
In Conflict and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2022
- Article Type:
- Research Article
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- 227–241 (15 total)
Paris Under the Occupation
Jean-Paul Sartre
Upon arriving in Paris, many Englishmen and Americans were surprised that we were not as thin as they had expected. They saw women wearing elegant dresses that appeared new and men in jackets that, from afar, still looked good; they rarely encountered that facial pallor, that physiological misery that is usually proof of starvation. Concern that is disappointed turns into rancor. I am afraid that they were a little annoyed with us because we didn’t conform completely to the pathetic image that they had previously formed of us. Perhaps some of them wondered in the depth of their heart if the occupation had been quite so terrible after all and if France shouldn’t consider the defeat as a lucky break that would allow her to regain its place as a great power without having deserved it through great sacrifices; perhaps they thought as did the Daily Express that, in comparison to the English, the French didn’t fare so badly during these four years.
In Sartre Studies International
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 1998
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- Research Article
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- 1–15 (15 total)
The Accidental Pilgrims
Olive Pickers in Palestine
Anne Meneley
This article focuses on the way in which olive-picking volunteers in Palestine become transformed into 'accidental pilgrims', and unconventional ones at that, by virtue of their participation in the olive harvest. Undergoing the difficulties of mobility that constrain the Palestinians and witnessing holy sites through the eyes and narratives of Palestinian guides, they are exposed to an alternative knowledge and affect regarding the Holy Land, unlike the experience offered by more conventional religious pilgrimage. Several vignettes reflect the diverse backgrounds of olive-picking pilgrims, who come from many different religions, class positions, and nationalities. Drawn together in a communitas of sorts through their shared commitment to learning about Palestine, they try to do what they can to further the Palestinian cause on their return home. Instead of a 'moral geography', they perceive a profoundly 'immoral geography' of occupation and oppression, which has a powerful transformative effect.
In Religion and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Sep 2014
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 186–199 (14 total)
Military Occupation as Carceral Society
Prisons, Checkpoints, and Walls in the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle
Avram Bornstein
Palestinians in the Occupied Territories have been subject to increasing confinement, starting with prisons in the 1970s and 1980s and growing into a regime of checkpoints and walls that encircle entire towns and villages. After a historical review of the incremental stages of this incarceration, the article examines the overall impact of prisons, checkpoints, and walls, based on observations garnered from more than a dozen research trips over two decades and a review of research by others. Although these architectures are built and used in the name of security, findings show that mass imprisonment debilitates the Palestinian economy, forcing Palestinians to flee or resist. The final section compares the Israeli carceralization of the Occupied Territories to the US occupation of Iraq, suggesting that similar, albeit more violent, processes are underway.
In Social Analysis
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2008
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 106–130 (25 total)
A Visit from Philippulus
Pierre Fresnault-Deruelle
hurtling towards Earth may be taken to represent, if not the end of the world, then the end of a world. It thus becomes impossible not to make a link with the occupation, the sinister period during which Hergé was drawing L’Étoile mystérieuse . This
In European Comic Art
- Published (Print):
- 01 Sep 2017
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 48–65 (18 total)
The Occupation after 51 Years
Ian S. Lustick
Ariel Handel, Marco Allegra, and Erez Maggor , eds., Normalizing Occupation: The Politics of Everyday Life in the West Bank Settlements (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2017), 244 pp. Hardback, $90.00. Paperback, $35.00. Sara Yael
In Israel Studies Review
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 2018
- Article Type:
- Review Article
- Pages:
- 140–151 (12 total)
The Battle of the Mountains
Repatriating Folly in France in the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars
Christine Haynes
At the beginning of the Second Restoration, Paris was swept by a mania for roller coasters, which were dubbed montagnes russes after a Russian tradition of sledding on ice hills. Situating this phenomenon in the context of the military occupation of France following the defeat of Napoleon, this article analyzes one of the many plays featuring these “mountains,” Le Combat des montagnes (“The Battle of the Mountains”), and especially two of its main characters, La Folie (Folly) and Calicot (Calico Salesman). The “battle” over the roller coasters, it argues, was really a contest over how to redefine national identity around consumer culture rather than military glory. Through the lens of the montagnes russes, the article offers a new perspective on the early Restoration as an aftermath of war.
In Historical Reflections/Réflexions Historiques
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 2018
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 50–70 (21 total)