History and the Culture of Nationalism in Algeria

By:

James McDougall

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Middle East Studies

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Colonialism denied Algeria its own history; nationalism reinvented it. James McDougall charts the creation of that history through colonialism to independence, exploring the struggle to define Algeria's past and determine the meaning of its nationhood. Through local histories, he analyses the relationship between history, Islamic culture and nationalism in Algeria. He confronts prevailing notions that nationalism emancipated Algerian history, and that Algeria's past has somehow determined its present, violence breeding violence, tragedy repeating itself. Instead, he argues, nationalism was a new kind of domination, in which multiple memories and possible futures were effaced. But the histories hidden by nationalism remain below the surface, and can be recovered to create alternative visions for the future. This is an exceptional and engaging book, rich in analysis and documentation. It will be read by colonial historians and social theorists as well as by scholars of the Middle East and North Africa.

Author Biography:

James McDougall is Assistant Professor in History at Princeton University. He has edited Nation, Society and Culture in North Africa (2003).

Release date Australia

December 11th, 2008

Author

James McDougall

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

1 Maps; 18 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

284

Series

Cambridge Middle East Studies

Dimensions

152x229x16

ISBN-13

9780521103671

Product ID

2845434

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