Henry Rousso
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Henry Rousso (born 23 November 1954) is an Egyptian-born French historian specializing in World War II France.
Early life
Henry Rousso was born on 23 November 1954 in
Rousso studied at the
Rousso taught at the
Rousso is an editorial board member of several
He co-directed the collection "Contemporary European History" (Berghahn Books: Oxford/New York), along with Konrad Jarausch.[3]
On 22 February 2017[4] Rousso was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents[5] for 10 hours on arrival at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and nearly deported. He had come to give a talk at Texas A&M University[1] and was detained because he was entering the country on a tourist visa and was being paid a stipend for the talk. The Customs and Border Protection agent was unaware that such stipends are allowed for scholars.[5]
Works
Rousso's notable work includes a seminal book on Vichy France entitled The Vichy Syndrome (1987) where he coined a phrase commonly used to describe the era, un passé qui ne passe pas ("a past that doesn't pass".[6]
References
- ^ Faure, Sonya; Calvet, Catherine. "Henry Rousso: "Le surinvestissement dans la mémoire est une forme d'impuissance"". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ a b c d "Institut d'histoire du temps présent - IHTP - Rousso Henry". 2017-02-21. Archived from the original on 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ Rousso, Henry (February 27, 2017). "Is The United States Still The United States?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
On February 22, I was arrested at 2:30 p.m. at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston landing from Paris.
- ^ a b Erin McCann "French Historian Says He Was Threatened with Deportation at Houston Airport" The New York Times, February 27, 2017.
- ^ "The Occupation, the French State, and Business (book review) - BUSINESS HISTORY REVIEW - Donald Reid" (PDF).