From Occupation to Integration explores how French ideas about civilization and the civilizing process shaped the practice of occupation in the French
Zone and the early stages of European integration.
The French Zone was set apart from the other Allied zones by the occupiers’ belief that Nazi “barbarism” was deeply rooted in German culture and history.
In this engaging study, Drew Flanagan deftly details and analyzes the entanglement between the Europeanization of the French Zone and decolonization in France’s empire, prompting readers to consider the continued impact of colonial and imperial ideas and practices on contemporary Europe and the European Union.
Discussants:
Gregor Thum, Department of History
John Boonstra, Department of History