A History of Algeria

An essential introduction to the history of Algeria, spanning a period of five hundred years.

James McDougall (Author)

9780521617307, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 24 April 2017

448 pages, 32 b/w illus. 3 maps
22.8 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.65 kg

'… McDougall draws upon a range of primary sources and interviews in crafting his nuanced arguments, offering a valuable piece of scholarship aimed at both the student as well as the expert.' Gavin Murray-Miller, The English Historical Review

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL], African history [HBJH], Middle Eastern history [HBJF1]