Contents
1. Introduction: Mauriac and the Presence of the Past in Contemporary France 1
2. Facing History 32
3. An Uncertain Idea of France: Decolonization, History, and National Identity 118
4. Timely Predications: Mauriac and the Lessons of History 163
5. In Search of Times Past: The Memory of Things Present 245
6. The Bloc-notes in History, History in the Bloc-notes .354
Bibliography 399
Index 408
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Mauriac, Fran�cois, 1885-1970, Bloc-notes