| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 400 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
OUP E-Books
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| Contents |
Algeria and the international system. The failure of progress : Algeria and the crisis of the colonial world. The ambivalence of power : North Africa in international politics, 1942-1954 -- The internationalization of the Algerian question, 1954-1956. From conspiracy to total war. Confronting the empire of Islam -- Waging the Algerian war as a world war, 1956-1958. The battle of Algiers, the battle of New York. An anti-American revolt -- Waging the Algerian war as a world war, 1958-1960. Decoding de Gaulle. Tearing the hand off -- The domestication of the Algerian question, 1960-1962. A multicultural peace? Drawing the line -- Conclusion : the sense of history |
| Summary |
Fought at a strategic crossroads in the Cold War, Algeria's war for independence was a harbinger of the contemporary era. In this history, the author shows how the rebels harnessed the forces of globalization to break up the French Empire |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-385) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- General.
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Algerienkrieg
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Ost-West-Konflikt
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Beendigung
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Vrijheidsoorlogen.
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Internationale aspecten.
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1950-1959.
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1960-1969.
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Décolonisation.
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Guerre d'Algérie (1954-1962)
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Guerre d'indépendance.
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Histoire.
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Guerre froide.
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Politique étrangère.
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Politique mondiale.
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Relations diplomatiques.
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Relations internationales.
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| SUBJECT |
Algeria -- History -- Revolution, 1954-1962.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003462
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| Subject |
Algeria
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Algérie -- 1954-1962 (Guerre d'Algérie)
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Algérie -- 1945-1962.
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Algérie.
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France.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2002001234 |
| ISBN |
1429401400 |
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9781429401401 |
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9780195145137 |
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0195145135 |
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9786610531776 |
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6610531773 |
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9780199881802 |
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0199881804 |
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0198033176 |
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9780198033172 |
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1280531770 |
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9781280531774 |
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