Andrew W. M. Smith

Terror and terroir (eBook, ePUB)

The winegrowers of the Languedoc and modern France

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Terror and terroir investigates the Comité Régional d'Action Viticole (CRAV), a loose affiliation of militant winegrowers in the sun-drenched, southern vineyards of the Languedoc. Since 1961, they have fought to protect their livelihood. They were responsible for sabotage, bombings, hijackings and even the shooting of a policeman. Against the backdrop of European integration and decolonisation they have rallied around banners of Resistance and their strong Republican heritage, whilst their peasant protests fed into Occitan and anti-globalisation movements.

At heart, however, the CRAV remain farmers championing the right of people to live and work the land. Between the romantic mythology of terroir, and the misguided, passionate violence of terror, this book unpicks the contentious issues of regionalism, protest and violence. It offers an insight into a neglected area of France's past that continues to impinge on its future, infused with one of the most potent symbols of French culture: wine.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526101129
• Artikelnr.: 48795014

Autorenporträt

Andrew W. M. Smith is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary History and Politics at the University of Chichester

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: from tradition to terrorism 1 Memories of protests past: the
Grand Revolt of 1907 2 Peasants and paroxysms: building a movement
(1944-60) 3 Molotovs in the Minervois: revolution in the vines (1961-76) 4
Crossing the streams: the confluence of Oc and vine 5 Montredon to
Mitterrand: socialism, syndicalism and the south (1976-84) 6 Burial or
resurrection? Modernisation and marginalisation (1984-92) 7 A world of
wine: European integration and globalisation Conclusion: CRAV BOUM! Change
and continuity in the role of the CRAV Index