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Algeria: France""s Undeclared War (Making of the Modern World). Title : Algeria: France""s Undeclared War (Making of the Modern World). Authors : Evans, Martin.

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199669031

ISBN-139780199669035

eBay Product ID (ePID)160061498

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Number of Pages496 Pages

Publication NameAlgeria : France's Undeclared War

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAfrica / General, General, International Relations / General, Africa / North

Publication Year2013

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, History

AuthorMartin Evans

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight26.4 Oz

Item Length8.8 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews"A carefully nuanced history of the Algerian War...This highly detailed, well-written, well-researched book will likely be the definitive history of the Algerian War for many years to come." --CHOICE "Fascinating insights into the origins of Algerian independence." --History Today "Algeria combines excellent scholarship with crossover appeal for a general audience. While preserving academic rigor, the book has the clarity and narrative force to draw in general readers as well as lower-level students... A fine example of academic work with ambitious scope and a robust allegiance to historical justice" --African Studies Quarterly, "A carefully nuanced history of the Algerian War...This highly detailed, well-written, well-researched book will likely be the definitive history of the Algerian War for many years to come."--CHOICE "Fascinating insights into the origins of Algerian independence."--History Today "Algeria combines excellent scholarship with crossover appeal for a general audience. While preserving academic rigor, the book has the clarity and narrative force to draw in general readers as well as lower-level students....A fine example of academic work with ambitious scope and a robust allegiance to historical justice..."--African Studies Quarterly "Algeria: France's Undeclared War will interest specialists and nonspecialists alike, and it will be essential for teachers of North African and French colonial history."--M. Kathryn Edwards, African Studies Review, "A carefully nuanced history of the Algerian War...This highly detailed, well-written, well-researched book will likely be the definitive history of the Algerian War for many years to come."--CHOICE"Fascinating insights into the origins of Algerian independence."--History Today"Algeria combines excellent scholarship with crossover appeal for a general audience. While preserving academic rigor, the book has the clarity and narrative force to draw in general readers as well as lower-level students....A fine example of academic work with ambitious scope and a robust allegiance to historical justice..."--African Studies Quarterly"Algeria: France's Undeclared War will interest specialists and nonspecialists alike, and it will be essential for teachers of North African and French colonial history."--M. Kathryn Edwards, African Studies Review, Review from other book by this author: "Easily the best account of the 1954-1962 war of Algerian independence available in English." --Financial Times, Books of the Year, "A carefully nuanced history of the Algerian War...This highly detailed, well-written, well-researched book will likely be the definitive history of the Algerian War for many years to come." --CHOICE "Fascinating insights into the origins of Algerian independence." --History Today "Algeria combines excellent scholarship with crossover appeal for a general audience. While preserving academic rigor, the book has the clarity and narrative force to draw in general readers as well as lower-level students... A fine example of academic work with ambitious scope and a robust allegiance to historical justice" --African Studies Quarterly "Algeria: France's Undeclared War will interest specialists and nonspecialists alike, and it will be essential for teachers of North African and French colonial history."-M. Kathryn Edwards, African Studies Review, "A carefully nuanced history of the Algerian War...This highly detailed, well-written, well-researched book will likely be the definitive history of the Algerian War for many years to come." --CHOICE "Fascinating insights into the origins of Algerian independence." --History Today

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal965.046

Table Of ContentPrefaceSome Key CharactersChronologyPart I: Origins 1830-19451: Invasion2: The Long Hatreds3: The Making of Algerian NationalismPart II: Undeclared War 1945-594: Sliding into War5: 'Algeria is France'6: Guy Mollet's War7: The 'Battle of Algiers' and its Aftermath8: Complex ViolencePart III: Dénouement 1959-629: Endgame10: Bloody Conclusion11: IndependencePostscriptGlossaryEndnotesSelect BibliographyIndex

SynopsisInvaded in 1830, populated by one million settlers who co-existed uneasily with nine million Arabs and Berbers, Algeria was different from other French colonies because it was administered as an integral part of France, in theory no different from Normandy or Brittany. The depth and scale of the colonization process explains why the Algerian War of 1954 to 1962 was one of the longest and most violent of the decolonization struggles. An undeclared war in the sense that there was no formal beginning of hostilities, the war produced huge tensions that brought down four governments, ended the Fourth Republic in 1958, and mired the French army in accusations of torture and mass human rights abuses. In carefully re-examining the origins and consequences of the conflict, Martin Evans argues that it was the Socialist led Republican Front, in power from January 1956 until May 1957, which was the defining moment in the war. Predicated on the belief in the universal civilizing mission of the Fourth Republic, coupled with the conviction that Algerian nationalism was feudal and religiously fanatical in character, the Republican Front dramatically intensified the war in the spring of 1956. Drawing upon previously classified archival sources as well as new oral testimonies, this book underlines the conflict of values between the Republican Front and Algerian nationalism, explaining how this clash produced patterns of thought and action, such as the institutionalization of torture and the raising of pro-French Muslim militias, which tragically polarized choices and framed all subsequent stages of the conflict., Invaded in 1830, populated by one million settlers who co-existed uneasily with nine million Arabs and Berbers, Algeria was different from other French colonies because it was administered as an integral part of France, in theory no different from Normandy or Brittany. The depth and scale of the colonization process explains why the Algerian War of 1954 to 1962 was one of the longest and most violent of the decolonization struggles. Anundeclared war in the sense that there was no formal beginning of hostilities, the conflict produced huge tensions that brought down four governments, ended the Fourth Republic in 1958, and mired the Frencharmy in accusations of torture and mass human rights abuses. In carefully re-examining the origins and consequences of the conflict, Martin Evans argues that it was the Socialist-led Republican Front, in power from January 1956 until May 1957, which was the defining moment in the war, rather than the later administration under De Gaulle. Predicated on the belief in the universal civilizing mission of the Fourth Republic, coupled with the conviction that Algerian nationalism was feudal andreligiously fanatical in character, the Republican Front dramatically intensified the war in the spring of 1956. Drawing upon previously classified archival sources as well as new oraltestimonies, France's Undeclared War is the first major English-language history of the Algerian conflict in a generation. Throughout, Martin Evans underlines the ultimately irreconcilable conflict of values between the Republican Front and Algerian nationalism, explaining how this clash produced patterns of thought and action, such as the institutionalization of torture and the raising of pro-French Muslim militias, which tragically polarized choices and framed all stages of theconflict., The first full account for a generation of the war against French colonialism in Algeria, setting out the long-term causes of the war from the French occupation of Algeria in 1830 onwards and drawing upon previously classified archival sources and a wealth of new oral testimony to underline the tragic conflict of values between the French governments of the 1950s and the Algerian nationalists who they perceived as a feudal and religiously fanatical historicalanachronism., The first full account for a generation of the war against French colonialism in Algeria, setting out the long-term causes of the war from the French occupation of Algeria in 1830 onwards

LC Classification NumberDT295