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- Title
Nicolas Sarkozy on History and Historians.
- Authors
Rechniewski, Elizabeth
- Abstract
On 13 January 2009 Nicolas Sarkozy announced to representatives of the cultural field the creation of a museum of the history of France. It would, he said, be located in a "lieu emblématique," that is to say, a place of historical symbolic significance, and its aim would be to cater to the need for meaning and purpose in France today and to reinforce the sense of identity of the nation. According to the Elysée, this was to be the principal cultural project of Sarkozy's presidency. This article examines this museal project in the context of Sarkozy's ongoing attempts to rewrite the history of the nation.
- Subjects
FRANCE; SARKOZY, Nicolas, 1955-; HISTORICAL museums; HISTORICITY; HISTORY &; politics; FRENCH national character; COLLECTIVE memory; GROUP identity; CULTURAL identity; ELECTIONS; FRENCH history
- Publication
French History & Civilization, 2011, Vol 4, p178
- ISSN
1832-9683
- Publication type
Article