A History of Algeria

James McDougall

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Cambridge University Press
24 April 2017

Covering a period of five hundred years, from the arrival of the Ottomans to the aftermath of the Arab uprisings, James McDougall presents an expansive new account of the modern history of Africa's largest country. Drawing on substantial new scholarship and over a decade of research, McDougall places Algerian society at the centre of the story, tracing the continuities and the resilience of Algeria's people and their cultures through the dramatic changes and crises that have marked the country. Whether examining the emergence of the Ottoman viceroyalty in the early modern Mediterranean, the 130 years of French colonial rule and the revolutionary war of independence, the Third World nation-building of the 1960s and 1970s, or the terrible violence of the 1990s, this book will appeal to a wide variety of readers in African and Middle Eastern history and politics, as well as those concerned with the wider affairs of the Mediterranean.

By: James McDougall
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 650g
ISBN: 9780521617307
ISBN 10: 0521617308
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 24 April 2017
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; 1. Ecologies, societies, cultures and the state, 1516–1830; 2. Conquest, resistance and accommodation, 1830–1911; 3. The means of domination, 1830–1944; 4. The politics of loyalty and dissent, 1912–42; 5. Revolution and civil war, 1942–62; 6. The unfinished revolution, 1962–92; 7. The fragile and resilient country, 1992–2012; Afterword: in the shadow of revolution.

James McDougall is Laithwaite Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at Trinity College, Oxford. He previously taught at Princeton University, New Jersey and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has been a member of the editorial advisory boards of the Journal of African History and the International Journal of Middle East Studies. His publications include History and the Culture of Nationalism in Algeria (Cambridge, 2006), Saharan Frontiers: Space and Mobility in Northwest Africa (with Judith Scheele, 2012) and Global and Local in Algeria and Morocco: The World, the State and the Village (with Robert P. Parks, 2015).

Reviews for A History of Algeria

Advance praise: '... masterful - comprehensive, deeply researched, and balanced. If there is an overall theme that is woven through this well-written book, it is that the state has never been all-powerful ... and Algerian society has never been as fragmented or feeble as many observers have claimed.' William B. Quandt, Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia, and author of Revolution and Political Leadership: Algeria, 1954-1968 Advance praise: '... the best single-volume study of the country in English ... an elegant, detailed, and lucid guide to the rich and fascinating story of the Algerian people.' Susan Slyomovics, Distinguished Professor, University of California, Los Angeles Advance praise: 'A majestic historical portrait of a deeply complex country ... the pre-eminent scholarly account in any language that all future students of the subject will have to consult.' John Entelis, Fordham University, New York Advance praise: '... stunning ... Unlike the majority of studies that take Algeria as merely a template for French colonialism, or as a model of Third World revolution, McDougall's work seeks to both interpret and understand the lived social realities of its people and their past.' Julia Clancy-Smith, The University of Arizona Advance praise: 'This awesome and superlative piece of historical writing tells a tremendous tale ... Elegant prose and an anthropological eye for the people who have been the actors of this history only make the narrative more compelling.' Francis Ghiles, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs