Editorial Note

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Editorial Note viii
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I. Making Sense of the Present
7. 1. Reconstructing the past: in search of new ‘national identities’ 11
8. 2. Recalling the past and recreating it: ‘museums actual and possible’ 22
9. Part II. Memories Of War
10. 3. War museums in France 31
11. 4. Public history and the 'Historial' project 1986-1998 52
12. 5. Lest we forget: memories, history and the Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Isère 68
13. Part III. Maritime Heritage
14. 6. Construction of a Breton maritime heritage: processes and signiÞcation 89
15. 7. Heritage and history: rocking the boat 108
16. 8. Hidden reefs: a case study of the Port-Rhu floating museum fiasco in Douarnenez 123
17. Part IV. Culinary Heritage
18. 9. Culinary heritage and produits de terroir in France: food for thought 139
19. 10. A market culture: produits de terroir or the selling of heritage 154
20. 11. Produits de terroir, between local identity and heritage 168
21. Part V. Urban Cultures And New Expressions
22. 12. Fast forward to the future? Cultural policies and the deÞnition of urban identities in the era of de-industrialisation 185
23. 13. Public policy and urban cultures in France 209
24. 14. The mean(ing of the) streets: reading urban cultures in contemporary France 226
25. Select Bibliography 246
26. Notes on Contributors 255
27. Index 258