Tag Archives: france
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Apples and Sestertii: Shifting Symbols of Chirac
Leave a commentSeptember 27, 2019 by Andrew W M Smith
The slick Caius Preposterous knew how to turn a deal. He also knew the way to political power. How to …
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The Gilets Jaunes Protest: A Grand Refusal in an Age of Commuter Democracy
Leave a commentDecember 13, 2018 by Andrew W M Smith
I wrote up some thoughts on the recent Gilets Jaunes protests taking place in France. You can read the article …
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Le Chant des Partisans: 75 years since a song took flight
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2018 by Andrew W M Smith
When Andre Malraux eulogised Jean Moulin and the ‘army of shadows’ on the steps of the Panthéon in December 1964, …
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Resistance by Moonlight
Leave a commentApril 6, 2018 by Andrew W M Smith
There’s always a slightly awkward moment when you talk to a room full of history enthusiasts about your favourite item …
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Macron’s Appeal: Resistance and Myths
Leave a commentSeptember 25, 2017 by Andrew W M Smith
In March 1942, the trade-unionist Christian Pineau secretly flew to London from Nazi Occupied France, seeking to connect his resistance …
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Teaching French History
Leave a commentFebruary 15, 2017 by Andrew W M Smith
I wrote a piece for the Arts and Humanities as Higher Education blog, and you can find it by visiting that …
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Book Launch: Report & Recording
Leave a commentNovember 4, 2016 by Andrew W M Smith
My book launch took place on 31st October at the IHR. Ludivine Broch has written up a report on the …
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“Citizen of nowhere”: Revolution and reaction revived
Leave a commentOctober 6, 2016 by Andrew W M Smith
“Citizen of nowhere”: there’s a poetic ring to it, I suppose, though its inference is dark. As Peter Catterall points …
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Doing History: A Timeline of My Book’s Publication
2September 27, 2016 by Andrew W M Smith
Someone asked me recently about my experience of publishing my book, and as I started thinking about it I realised …
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Guarding the Limits: Voices & Memory in an Age of Narrative
1March 16, 2016 by Andrew W M Smith
Historians aren’t meant to see the future, though sometimes it feels like we’re expected to. We all know the adage …
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