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Algeria and France, 1800-2000 - Identity, Memory, Nostalgia (Hardcover)
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Algeria and France, 1800-2000 - Identity, Memory, Nostalgia (Hardcover)
Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East
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This is a cohesive collection that brings together the most recent
and innovative scholarship on the subject of memory and identity in
the France-Algeria colonial and postcolonial relationship,
exploring topics from history and photography to culture and
religion. The relationship between Algeria and France that formed
during the 132 years of colonial rule did not end in 1962 when
Algeria gained its independence. This long period of occupation
left an indelible mark on the social fabric of both societies, one
that continues to influence their cultures, identities, and
politics. Wide-ranging in scope yet complementary in focus, the
essays deftly convey the extent to which the French colonial
experience in Algeria resonates on both sides of the Mediterranean.
Young and established scholars shed light on the linguistic,
cultural, and social mechanisms of violence, remembrance,
forgetting, fantasy, nostalgia, prejudice, mythmaking, and
fractured identity. The book's three major sections center on
particular aspects of identity, memory, or nostalgia: ""Identity
Reconsidered,"" ""Memory or Forgetting,"" and ""Nostalgia.""
Addressing the nature of Franco-Algerian relations through such
topics as migration, displacement, settler colonialism, racism, and
sexuality, these essays provide an important contribution to
postcolonial studies, cultural studies, and North African history.
With renewed public debate surrounding the two countries' shared
past and their interwoven communities today, this volume will be
indispensable for anyone with an interest in the relations between
Algeria and France and the literature on memory and nostalgia.
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