Bulletin n. 2-3/2012 | ||
October 2012-February 2013 | ||
Pierre-Éric Fageol |
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La révolution nationale et l’exaltation impériale à la réunion durant la période de Vichy (1940-1942) | ||
in Guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains , n°246 , 2012 , 41-62 | ||
During the Second World War, the island of Reunion promptly declared itself in favour of the Vichy regime. The principles of the National Revolution adjusted to the colonial way of life. Rather than a form of inertia in the face of a coercive regime, it amounted to an acceptance both by the colonial authorities and a part of Reunion’s society. The principle of national regeneration on the basis of Empire was reflected in all the speeches, producing forceful and highly instructive propaganda. | ||