University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014 2011 An End to the “Vichy/Algeria Syndrome”?: Negotiating Traumatic Pasts in the French Republic Justin W. Silvestri University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses Part of the African History Commons, Cultural History Commons, European History Commons, and the Politics and Social Change Commons Silvestri, Justin W., "An End to the “Vichy/Algeria Syndrome”?: Negotiating Traumatic Pasts in the French Republic" (2011). Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014. 546. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/546 This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. AN END TO THE “VICHY/ALGERIA SYNDROME”?: NEGOTIATING TRAUMATIC PASTS IN THE FRENCH REPUBLIC A Thesis Presented by JUSTIN W. SILVESTRI Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS February 2011 History © Copyright by Justin W. Silvestri 2011 All Rights Reserved AN END TO THE “VICHY/ALGERIA SYNDROME”?: NEGOTIATING TRAUMATIC PASTS IN THE FRENCH REPUBLIC A Thesis Presented By JUSTIN W. SILVESTRI Approved as to style and content by: _________________________________________________ Jennifer N. Heuer, Chair _________________________________________________ Jon B. Olsen, Member _________________________________________________ Dianne Sears, Member __________________________________________ Joye Bowman, Department Head History Department To my family, both here and across the sea ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to take this opportunity to extend my sincere gratitude to those who contributed to this thesis and provided vital intellectual and moral support.