Our Fighting Sisters - Nation, Memory and Gender in Algeria, 1954-2012 (Paperback)

Winner of the 2016 Women's History Network Book Prize Between 1954 and 1962, Algerian women played a major role in the struggle to end French rule in one of the twentieth century's most violent wars of decolonisation. This is the first in-depth exploration of what happened to these women after independence in 1962. Based on new oral history interviews with women who participated in the war in a wide range of roles, from urban bombers to members of the rural guerrilla support network, it explores how female veterans viewed the post-independence state and its multiple discourses on 'the Algerian woman' in the fifty years following 1962. It also examines how these former combatants' memories of the anti-colonial conflict intertwine with, contradict or coexist alongside the state-sponsored narrative of the war constructed after independence. Making an original contribution to debates about gender, nationalism and memory, this book will appeal to students and scholars of history and politics. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2015
Authors:	Natalya Vince
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-0657-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > African history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	1-5261-0657-4
Barcode:	9781526106575

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