Chin, R. (2018) The Levant mandates and Charles de Gaulle's provisional government: power, culture and messages of imperial reform. European Review of History: Revue europeenne d'histoire, 25(2), pp. 312-329. (doi: 10.1080/13507486.2017.1409701)
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Abstract
This article examines the idea of French power at the close of the Second World War through the lens of empire. It does so specifically through an analysis of France’s role in Syria and its decision to bombard the Syrian capital of Damascus in late May 1945. It uses rhetoric as a primary means of teasing out the complex power negotiations and representations that were being played out among the French Provisional Government, local nationalist groups in the Levant and the British leadership both in the Levant and London. Drawing on public statements, press and censorship tactics and documents produced from official policy discussions, it illustrates how each of these groups attempted to frame itself as the legitimate representative of Syrian and Lebanese interests.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Chin, Dr Rachel |
| Authors: | Chin, R. |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain D History General and Old World > DC France |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History |
| Journal Name: | European Review of History: Revue europeenne d'histoire |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| ISSN: | 1350-7486 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1469-8293 |
| Published Online: | 27 February 2018 |
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