Modern Algeria The Origins and Development of a Nation

Name: Modern Algeria The Origins and Development of a Nation
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ISBN: 9780253207463

ISBN-10: 0253207460

ISBN-13: 9780253207463

Edition: N/A

Authors: John Ruedy

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Ò[Ruedy] has skillfully compressed over two thousand years of Algerian history into a smooth, fast-paced narrative while at the same time addressing all the major questions concerning AlgeriaÕs historical development. . . . a tour de force.Ó ÑJulia Clancy-Smith, University of Virginia ÒQuite simply put, this work is the best and most comprehensive history of modern Algeria in English . . . Ó ÑDigest of Middle East Studies One of the largest countries in Africa and in the Arab world, Algeria in the last half of the twentieth century has stood as a compelling model of national liberation and development. Yet, as the century nears a close, Algeria is beset by a national crisis, its economy in…

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List price: $18.95
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 10/1/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

John Ruedy is Emeritus Professor of History at Georgetown University. He has served most recently as the North Africa editor for the Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa.



List of Maps


Preface



Introduction



Ottoman Algeria and Its Legacy



Invasion, Resistance, and Colonization, 1830-1871



The Colonial System and the Transformation of Algerian Society, 1871-1919



The Algerian Nationalist Movement, 1919-1954



The War of Independence, 1954-1962



The Challenges of Independence, 1962-1978



The Bendjedid Years - Readjustment and Crisis


Appendix - Place Names


Bibliographical Essay


Bibliography


Index