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Author Segalla, Spencer D., author.

Title Empire and catastrophe : decolonization and environmental disaster in North Africa and Mediterranean France since 1954 / Spencer D. Segalla
Published [Lincoln, Nebraska?] : University of Nebraska Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource
Series France overseas
France overseas.
Contents Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Algeria, 1954 Chapter 3. Fréjus 1959, under Water and at War Chapter 4. Poison, Paralysis, and the United States in Morocco, 1959 Chapter 5. Death, Diplomacy, and Reconstruction in Agadir, 1960 Chapter 6. The Soul of a City Chapter 7. Rupture, Nostalgia, and Representation Chapter 8. Conclusion: Humanity and Environment Notes ; Bibliography ; Index
Summary "Empire and Catastrophe examines natural and anthropogenic disasters during the years of decolonization in Algeria, Morocco, and France, and explores how environmental catastrophes impacted the dissolution of France's empire in North Africa"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280)
Notes PDF (JSTOR, viewed May 5, 2020)
Subject Decolonization -- Algeria
Decolonization -- Morocco
Decolonization -- France, Southern
Earthquakes -- Algeria
Earthquakes -- Morocco -- Agadir
Poisoning -- Morocco
Dams -- Accidents -- France -- Fréjus
Dam failures -- France -- Fréjus
HISTORY -- Africa -- North.
Dams -- Accidents
Decolonization
Earthquakes
Poisoning
Algeria
France -- Fréjus
Morocco
Morocco -- Agadir
Southern France
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781496222152
1496222156