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John Milton: Twentieth Century Perspectives (Hardcover): Martin Evans John Milton: Twentieth Century Perspectives (Hardcover)
Martin Evans
R16,038 R13,251 Discovery Miles 132 510 Save R2,787 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this unique five-volume set, students will encounter the twentieth century's most influential and representative Milton scholarship. Treating his life, as well as the full scope of his poetry and prose works, the thematically organized papers have been selected and arranged by a leading Milton scholar with an eye toward the key issues covered in virtually any course on the poet and his writings.
Available as a full set or individually, the volumes include:
* Vol. 1: " The Man and the Author"
352 pp * [0-415-94047-8]
* Vol. 2: "The" "Early Poems"
352 pp * [0-415-94048-6]
* Vol. 3: "Prose"
352 pp * [0-415-94049-4]
* Vol. 4: "Paradise Lost"
352 pp * [0-415-94050-8]
* Vol. 5: "Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes"
352 pp * [0-415-94051-6]

Algerian War and the French Army, 1954-62 - Experiences, Images, Testimonies (Hardcover): Martin S. Alexander, Martin Evans, J.... Algerian War and the French Army, 1954-62 - Experiences, Images, Testimonies (Hardcover)
Martin S. Alexander, Martin Evans, J. F. V. Keiger
R2,800 Discovery Miles 28 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Algerian War 1954-62 was one of the most prolonged and violent examples of decolonization. Bringing to an end 132 years of French rule, the Algerian struggle caused the fall of six French prime ministers, the collapse of the Fourth Republic, and expulsion of one million French settlers. This volume, bringing together leading experts in the field, focuses on one of the key actors in the drama - the French army. They show that the Algerian War was just as much about conflicts of ideas, beliefs and loyalties as it was about simple military operations. In this way, the collection goes beyond polemic and recrimination to explore the many and varied nuances of what was one of the historically most important of the grand style colonial wars.

The Memory of Resistance - French Opposition to the Algerian War (Hardcover, First): Martin Evans The Memory of Resistance - French Opposition to the Algerian War (Hardcover, First)
Martin Evans
R4,033 Discovery Miles 40 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What makes people act against their own national identity?How real are the concepts of nationalism and patriotism? In what ways does the media control our perception of history in the making?This ground-breaking work addresses these important questions through an examination of the Algerian war of 1954-62 and the significant French resistance to their own leaders during the bitter conflict. Through the use of extensive interviews, it provides powerful insights into the clash of values that accompanied the war. In exploring the events and experiences that led a small minority of French people to reject colonialism in the wake of the Algerian conflict, Memories of Resistance focuses on the importance of political allegiances and ideologies, and the motivations for resisting them. The complex issues of identity and shared memory are examined to provide an indispensable analysis of loyalty and self-identity in the wider political context of the world. The book also debates the changing ways in which the media influences perceptions of, and attitudes towards, world events. Third World liberation ideas, personal experiences of French colonialism, memory and the significance of anti-Nazi resistance and political allegiances are all discussed in this wide-ranging and illuminating study.Memories of Resistance represents a major contribution to the theory and practice of oral history, which is fast becoming one of the most popular and dynamic areas of historical research and will be essential reading for anyone studying French colonial history.

The Man and the Author - John Milton: Twentieth Century Perspectives (Hardcover): Martin Evans The Man and the Author - John Milton: Twentieth Century Perspectives (Hardcover)
Martin Evans
R3,589 R2,914 Discovery Miles 29 140 Save R675 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
THE EARLY YEARS

Barker, Arthur. 'Milton's Schoolmasters.' Modern Language Review 32 (1937).

Miller, Leo. 'Milton's Clash with Chappell: A Suggested Reconstruction.' Milton Quarterly 14 (1980).

Hale, John K. 'Milton Plays the Fool: The Christ's College Salting 1628.' Classical and Modern Literature 20 (2000).

Rumrich, John. 'The Erotic Milton.' Texas Studies in Language and Literature 41 (1999).

Hill, John Spencer. 'Poet-Priest: Vocational Tension in Milton's Early Development.' Milton Studies 8 (1975).

Hanford, James Holly. 'Milton in Italy.' Annuale Mediaevale 5 (1964).

Friedman, Donald. 'Galileo and the Art of Seeing.' In Milton in Italy: Contexts, Images, Contradiction, edited by Mario A. Di Cesare (Binghamton, NY: Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies, 1991).

THE MATURE YEARS

Miller, Leo. 'John Milton's 'Lost' Sonnet to Mary Powell.' Milton Quarterly 25 (1990).

Sirluck, Ernest. 'Milton's Idle Right Hand.' Journal of English and German Philology 60 (1961).

Corns, Thomas. 'Milton's Quest for Respectability.' Modern Language Research 77 (1982).

Woolrych, Austin. 'Milton and Cromwell: 'A Short but Scandalous Night of Interruption'.' In Achievements of the Left Hand, edited by Michael Lieb and John T. Shawcross (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1974).

Hughes, Merritt Y. 'Milton as a Revolutionary.' English Literary History 10 (1943).

Hunter, William B. 'Some Speculations on the Nature of Milton's Blindness.' Journal of the History of Medicine 17 (1962).

Baruch, Franklin R. 'Milton's Blindness: The Conscious and Unconscious Patterns of Autobiography.' English Literary History 42 (1975).

Davies, Godfrey. 'Milton in 1660.' Huntington Library Quarterly 18 (1955).

Kermode, Frank. 'Milton in Old Age.' Southern Review 11 (1975).

MILTON'S LITERARY AFTERLIFE

Frank, Marcia. 'Staging Criticism, Staging Milton: John Dryden's The State of Innocence.' The Eighteenth Century 34 (1993).

Bostich, June. 'Miltonic Influence in 'The Rape of the Lock'.' Enlightenment Essays 4 (1973).

Wittreich, Joseph A. 'The Illustrious Dead: Milton's Legacy and Romantic Prophecy.' Milton and the Romantics 4 (1980).

Grundy, Joan. 'Hardy and Milton.' Thomas Hardy Annual 3 (1985).

Jenkins, Hugh. 'Jefferson (Re)Reading Milton.' Milton Quarterly 32 (1998).

Herron, Carolivia. 'Milton and Afro-American Literature.' In Re-Membering Milton, edited by Mary Nyquist and Margaret Ferguson (New York: Methuen, 1987).

Prose - John Milton: Twentieth Century Perspectives (Hardcover): Martin Evans Prose - John Milton: Twentieth Century Perspectives (Hardcover)
Martin Evans
R5,442 Discovery Miles 54 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Drawing on the extraordinary wealth of scholarly and critical material on John Milton's life, works and influence, this collection of reprinted articles brings together the most illuminating scholarship that has been written about Milton in the last hundred years.
Volume three deals with the great polemical tracts that Milton composed during the Puritan Commonwealth on the liberty of the church, the liberty of the state, the liberty of the press and the liberty of the individual.
Each volume contains articles exemplifying a wide range of critical approaches and scholarly methods offering the reader not only a broad introduction to one of England's greatest poets but also a vade mecum to the incredible diversity of literary critical activity that has characterized the field of Milton studies over the past century.

Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes - John Milton: Twentieth Century Perspectives (Hardcover): Martin Evans Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes - John Milton: Twentieth Century Perspectives (Hardcover)
Martin Evans
R3,449 R1,335 Discovery Miles 13 350 Save R2,114 (61%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Drawing on the extraordinary wealth of scholarly and critical material on John Milton's life, works and influence, this collection of reprinted articles brings together the most illuminating scholarship that has been written about Milton in the last hundred years.
Volume five addresses some of the crucial issues in Milton's last two poems, published together in 1671.
Each volume contains articles exemplifying a wide range of critical approaches and scholarly methods offering the reader not only a broad introduction to one of England's greatest poets but also a vade mecum to the incredible diversity of literary critical activity that has characterized the field of Milton studies over the past century.

Evidence-Based Work with Violent Extremists - International Implications of French Terrorist Attacks and Responses (Paperback):... Evidence-Based Work with Violent Extremists - International Implications of French Terrorist Attacks and Responses (Paperback)
Martine Evans, Massil Benbouriche; Contributions by Massil Benbouriche, Sophie Berjot, Christopher Dean, …
R1,165 Discovery Miles 11 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Using France as a case study, contributors from around the world explore the factors that create violent extremists, including criminogenic needs, violence-supportive cognition, religious beliefs, identity uncertainty or fusion, the quest for significance, and social and political influences. They present a multidisciplinary and evidenced-based analysis of how and why violent extremism has reappeared as a contemporary issue and provide theoretical and practical approaches to responding to and, when possible, intervening, using deradicalization programs, deterrent and preventive legislations, prison segregation, and permanent monitoring.

Managing Marketing Information (RLE Marketing) (Paperback): Nigel Piercy, Martin Evans Managing Marketing Information (RLE Marketing) (Paperback)
Nigel Piercy, Martin Evans
R1,359 Discovery Miles 13 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A good marketing information system is an essential ingredient of all successful marketing. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to this key subject. This book not only covers market research techniques but also shows how research techniques should fit into a broader market information system which is skilfully and intelligently designed to suit the particular corporate context.

Managing Marketing Information (RLE Marketing) (Hardcover): Nigel Piercy, Martin Evans Managing Marketing Information (RLE Marketing) (Hardcover)
Nigel Piercy, Martin Evans
R3,986 Discovery Miles 39 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A good marketing information system is an essential ingredient of all successful marketing. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to this key subject. This book not only covers market research techniques but also shows how research techniques should fit into a broader market information system which is skilfully and intelligently designed to suit the particular corporate context.

The Early Poems - John Milton: Twentieth Century Perspectives (Hardcover): Martin Evans The Early Poems - John Milton: Twentieth Century Perspectives (Hardcover)
Martin Evans
R5,156 Discovery Miles 51 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Drawing on the extraordinary wealth of scholarly and critical material on John Milton's life, works and influence, this collection of reprinted articles brings together the most illuminating scholarship that has been written about Milton in the last hundred years.
Volume two focuses on the first collected edition of Milton's poetry published during his lifetime with essays on such key works as 'The Ode on the Morning of Christ's Nativity', 'L'Allegro' and 'Il Penseroso', 'Lycidas', and 'Comus'.
Each volume contains articles exemplifying a wide range of critical approaches and scholarly methods offering the reader not only a broad introduction to one of England's greatest poets but also a vade mecum to the incredible diversity of literary critical activity that has characterized the field of Milton studies over the past century.

Paradise Lost - John Milton: Twentieth Century Perspectives (Hardcover): Martin Evans Paradise Lost - John Milton: Twentieth Century Perspectives (Hardcover)
Martin Evans
R4,582 Discovery Miles 45 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Drawing on the extraordinary wealth of scholarly and critical material on John Milton's life, works and influence, this collection of reprinted articles brings together the most illuminating scholarship that has been written about Milton in the last hundred years.
Volume four explores the most significant aspects of Milton's great epic, Paradise Lost - its revolutionary style, its representation of God and Satan, its treatment of marriage, its theology and its politics.
Each volume contains articles exemplifying a wide range of critical approaches and scholarly methods offering the reader not only a broad introduction to one of England's greatest poets but also a vade mecum to the incredible diversity of literary critical activity that has characterized the field of Milton studies over the past century.

France Since 1815 (Paperback, 2nd edition): Martin Evans, Emmanuel Godin France Since 1815 (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Martin Evans, Emmanuel Godin
R1,239 Discovery Miles 12 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of the Modern History for Modern Languages Series France since 1815 provides an accessible overview of the major socio-political changes in France during this period. Designed for area studies students studying French, it presents the historical context necessary for language students to understand the complexities of contemporary French society. Adopting a chronological approach, it surveys nearly two hundred years of French history, with events covered including The French Revolution, The Bourbon Restoration, The Third Republic, Occupied France, The Fourth Republic, The Gaullist Revolution and France after 2003. This revised edition includes new material that focuses on Chirac's second mandate (Iraq war, religion, suburbs and the inability/impossibility of carrying on with reform), an assessment of the controversial Sarkozy presidency, and a final chapter covering the last ten years, culminating in the results of the French presidential elections in 2012. Features include: clear timelines of main events and suggested topics for discussion glossary inserts throughout of key terms and concepts the use of primary documents to re-create and understand the past free access to a website (http://www.port.ac.uk/special/france1815to2003/) containing a wealth of complementary material Drawing on the best scholarship, particular emphasis has been given to the role of political memory, the contribution of women and the impact of colonialism and post-colonialism. The relationship between France and her European partners is analysed in greater depth and there are new sections explicitly situating France and the French within a wider transnational/global perspective.

France Since 1815 (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Martin Evans, Emmanuel Godin France Since 1815 (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Martin Evans, Emmanuel Godin
R3,989 Discovery Miles 39 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of the Modern History for Modern Languages Series France since 1815 provides an accessible overview of the major socio-political changes in France during this period. Designed for area studies students studying French, it presents the historical context necessary for language students to understand the complexities of contemporary French society. Adopting a chronological approach, it surveys nearly two hundred years of French history, with events covered including The French Revolution, The Bourbon Restoration, The Third Republic, Occupied France, The Fourth Republic, The Gaullist Revolution and France after 2003. This revised edition includes new material that focuses on Chirac's second mandate (Iraq war, religion, suburbs and the inability/impossibility of carrying on with reform), an assessment of the controversial Sarkozy presidency, and a final chapter covering the last ten years, culminating in the results of the French presidential elections in 2012. Features include: clear timelines of main events and suggested topics for discussion glossary inserts throughout of key terms and concepts the use of primary documents to re-create and understand the past free access to a website (http://www.port.ac.uk/special/france1815to2003/) containing a wealth of complementary material Drawing on the best scholarship, particular emphasis has been given to the role of political memory, the contribution of women and the impact of colonialism and post-colonialism. The relationship between France and her European partners is analysed in greater depth and there are new sections explicitly situating France and the French within a wider transnational/global perspective.

A Generation of Change, a Lifetime of Difference - Social Policy in Britain Since 1979 (Book, New): Martin Evans, Lewis Williams A Generation of Change, a Lifetime of Difference - Social Policy in Britain Since 1979 (Book, New)
Martin Evans, Lewis Williams
R2,807 Discovery Miles 28 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This innovative book addresses the historical development of social and fiscal policies from the late 1970s to the present day by asking three major questions: What has changed? How have these changes affected the lifecourse? What are the potential lifetime impacts of policy change? This book provides an overview of the development of policy change over the period and uses an innovative and unique lifetime approach 'from the cradle to the grave' to put it into perspective. The authors begin by reviewing the political changes and policy story since the 1970s and demonstrate the economic and social changes that have occurred alongside. The book then takes an innovative approach in looking at specific programmes about crucial aspects of the lifecycle - from maternity and childhood, through to adult events and risks before finally looking at retirement, survivorship and death. Finally, profiles of three hypothetical 'families' - the Meades, who are median earners, the Moores, high earners and the Lowes who are low paid - are developed for 1979, 1997 and 2008 to provide a comprehensive discussion of policy change and make innovative insights for the future. This is the first book to join up the history of policy direction with an analysis of outcomes over the whole period. It will therefore be ideal for graduate and post-graduate students of social policy and attract a wide readership with interested in pensions, children's support and related issues.

Peatland Restoration and Ecosystem Services - Science, Policy and Practice (Paperback): Aletta Bonn, Tim Allott, Martin Evans,... Peatland Restoration and Ecosystem Services - Science, Policy and Practice (Paperback)
Aletta Bonn, Tim Allott, Martin Evans, Hans Joosten, Rob Stoneman
R1,532 Discovery Miles 15 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Peatlands provide globally important ecosystem services through climate and water regulation or biodiversity conservation. While covering only 3% of the earth's surface, degrading peatlands are responsible for nearly a quarter of carbon emissions from the land use sector. Bringing together world-class experts from science, policy and practice to highlight and debate the importance of peatlands from an ecological, social and economic perspective, this book focuses on how peatland restoration can foster climate change mitigation. Featuring a range of global case studies, opportunities for reclamation and sustainable management are illustrated throughout against the challenges faced by conservation biologists. Written for a global audience of environmental scientists, practitioners and policy makers, as well as graduate students from natural and social sciences, this interdisciplinary book provides vital pointers towards managing peatland conservation in a changing environment.

Peatland Restoration and Ecosystem Services - Science, Policy and Practice (Hardcover): Aletta Bonn, Tim Allott, Martin Evans,... Peatland Restoration and Ecosystem Services - Science, Policy and Practice (Hardcover)
Aletta Bonn, Tim Allott, Martin Evans, Hans Joosten, Rob Stoneman
R2,869 Discovery Miles 28 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Peatlands provide globally important ecosystem services through climate and water regulation or biodiversity conservation. While covering only 3% of the earth's surface, degrading peatlands are responsible for nearly a quarter of carbon emissions from the land use sector. Bringing together world-class experts from science, policy and practice to highlight and debate the importance of peatlands from an ecological, social and economic perspective, this book focuses on how peatland restoration can foster climate change mitigation. Featuring a range of global case studies, opportunities for reclamation and sustainable management are illustrated throughout against the challenges faced by conservation biologists. Written for a global audience of environmental scientists, practitioners and policy makers, as well as graduate students from natural and social sciences, this interdisciplinary book provides vital pointers towards managing peatland conservation in a changing environment.

Algerian War and the French Army, 1954-62 - Experiences, Images, Testimonies (Paperback, 1st ed. 2002): Martin S. Alexander,... Algerian War and the French Army, 1954-62 - Experiences, Images, Testimonies (Paperback, 1st ed. 2002)
Martin S. Alexander, Martin Evans, J. F. V. Keiger
R2,789 Discovery Miles 27 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Algerian War 1954-62 was one of the most prolonged and violent examples of decolonization. At times horribly savage, it was an undeclared war in the sense that no formal declaration of hostilities was ever made. Bringing to an end one hundred and thirty two years of French rule, the Algerian struggle caused the fall of six French prime ministers, the collapse of the Fourth Republic and expulsion of one million French settlers. This volume, bringing together leading experts in the field, focuses on one of the key actors in the drama - the French army. They show that the Algerian War was just as much about conflicts of ideas, beliefs and loyalties as it was about simple military operations. In this way, the collection goes beyond polemic and recrimination to explore the many and varied nuances of what was one of the historically most important of the grand style colonial wars.

Algeria - France's Undeclared War (Paperback): Martin Evans Algeria - France's Undeclared War (Paperback)
Martin Evans
R535 R443 Discovery Miles 4 430 Save R92 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Invaded in 1830, populated by one million settlers who co-existed uneasily with nine million Arabs and Berbers, Algeria was different from other French colonies because it was administered as an integral part of France, in theory no different from Normandy or Brittany. The depth and scale of the colonization process explains why the Algerian War of 1954 to 1962 was one of the longest and most violent of the decolonization struggles. An undeclared war in the sense that there was no formal beginning of hostilities, the conflict produced huge tensions that brought down four governments, ended the Fourth Republic in 1958, and mired the French army in accusations of torture and mass human rights abuses. In carefully re-examining the origins and consequences of the conflict, Martin Evans argues that it was the Socialist-led Republican Front, in power from January 1956 until May 1957, which was the defining moment in the war, rather than the later administration under De Gaulle. Predicated on the belief in the universal civilizing mission of the Fourth Republic, coupled with the conviction that Algerian nationalism was feudal and religiously fanatical in character, the Republican Front dramatically intensified the war in the spring of 1956. Drawing upon previously classified archival sources as well as new oral testimonies, France's Undeclared War is the first major English-language history of the Algerian conflict in a generation. Throughout, Martin Evans underlines the ultimately irreconcilable conflict of values between the Republican Front and Algerian nationalism, explaining how this clash produced patterns of thought and action, such as the institutionalization of torture and the raising of pro-French Muslim militias, which tragically polarized choices and framed all stages of the conflict.

A generation of change, a lifetime of difference? - Social policy in Britain since 1979 (Paperback, New): Martin Evans, Lewis... A generation of change, a lifetime of difference? - Social policy in Britain since 1979 (Paperback, New)
Martin Evans, Lewis Williams
R1,276 R1,167 Discovery Miles 11 670 Save R109 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This innovative book addresses the historical development of social and fiscal policies from the late 1970s to the present day by asking what has changed, how these changes have affected the lifecourse and what the potential lifetime impacts of policy change are. This book provides an overview of the development of policy change over the period and uses an innovative and unique lifetime approach "from the cradle to the grave" to put it into perspective. The authors begin by reviewing the political changes and policy story since the 1970s and demonstrate the economic and social changes that have occurred alongside. The book then takes an innovative approach in looking at specific programmes about crucial aspects of the lifecycle - from maternity and childhood, through to adult events and risks before finally looking at retirement, survivorship and death. Finally, profiles of three hypothetical "families" - the Meades, who are median earners, the Moores, high earners and the Lowes who are low paid - are developed for 1979, 1997 and 2008 to provide a comprehensive discussion of policy change and make innovative insights for the future. This is the first book to join up the history of policy direction with an analysis of outcomes over the whole period. It will therefore be ideal for students of social policy and attract a wide readership interested in pensions, children's support and related issues.

Evidence-Based Work with Violent Extremists - International Implications of French Terrorist Attacks and Responses (Hardcover):... Evidence-Based Work with Violent Extremists - International Implications of French Terrorist Attacks and Responses (Hardcover)
Martine Evans, Massil Benbouriche; Contributions by Massil Benbouriche, Sophie Berjot, Christopher Dean, …
R3,000 Discovery Miles 30 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Using France as a case study, contributors from around the world explore the factors that create violent extremists, including criminogenic needs, violence-supportive cognition, religious beliefs, identity uncertainty or fusion, the quest for significance, and social and political influences. They present a multidisciplinary and evidenced-based analysis of how and why violent extremism has reappeared as a contemporary issue and provide theoretical and practical approaches to responding to and, when possible, intervening, using radicalization programs, deterrent and preventive legislations, prison segregation, and permanent monitoring.

Electronic Marketing - Theory and Practice for the Twenty-First Century (Paperback): John O'Connor, Eamonn Galvin, Martin... Electronic Marketing - Theory and Practice for the Twenty-First Century (Paperback)
John O'Connor, Eamonn Galvin, Martin Evans
R1,474 R918 Discovery Miles 9 180 Save R556 (38%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Written by leading players in both industry and academia, Electronic Marketing: Theory and Practice for the 21st Century provides a broad, but sound overview of this rapidly changing field. Targeted at students and practitioners who already understand basic marketing concepts, the book includes the latest discussion of Relationship Marketing and CRM as well a chapter on Improving Sales Force Effectiveness.

Strength and Conditioning for Cyclists - Off the Bike Conditioning for Performance and Life (Paperback): Phil Burt, Martin Evans Strength and Conditioning for Cyclists - Off the Bike Conditioning for Performance and Life (Paperback)
Phil Burt, Martin Evans 1
R514 R420 Discovery Miles 4 200 Save R94 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Phil Burt and Martin Evans have worked with the world's best cyclists, including the Great Britain Cycling Team, devising and implementing highly effective off the bike training plans. Now, in Strength and Conditioning for Cyclists you can benefit from their wealth of knowledge and experience and apply it to make you a stronger, faster and more robust cyclist.

Use the self-assessment, inspired by the Functional Movement Screening used by the Great Britain Cycling Team, to identify your strengths and weaknesses.

Discover the mobility and strengthening movements that are most applicable to your needs, maximising effectiveness and avoiding wasted time.

Learn how to devise your own personalised and progressive off the bike training plan, how to schedule it into your year and combine it most effectively with your cycling.

Algeria - France's Undeclared War (Hardcover): Martin Evans Algeria - France's Undeclared War (Hardcover)
Martin Evans
R1,641 R1,428 Discovery Miles 14 280 Save R213 (13%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Invaded in 1830, populated by one million settlers who co-existed uneasily with nine million Arabs and Berbers, Algeria was different from other French colonies because it was administered as an integral part of France, in theory no different from Normandy or Brittany. The depth and scale of the colonization process explains why the Algerian War of 1954 to 1962 was one of the longest and most violent of the decolonization struggles.
An undeclared war in the sense that there was no formal beginning of hostilities, the war produced huge tensions that brought down four governments, ended the Fourth Republic in 1958, and mired the French army in accusations of torture and mass human rights abuses. In carefully re-examining the origins and consequences of the conflict, Martin Evans argues that it was the Socialist led Republican Front, in power from January 1956 until May 1957, which was the defining moment in the war. Predicated on the belief in the universal civilizing mission of the Fourth Republic, coupled with the conviction that Algerian nationalism was feudal and religiously fanatical in character, the Republican Front dramatically intensified the war in the spring of 1956.
Drawing upon previously classified archival sources as well as new oral testimonies, this book underlines the conflict of values between the Republican Front and Algerian nationalism, explaining how this clash produced patterns of thought and action, such as the institutionalization of torture and the raising of pro-French Muslim militias, which tragically polarized choices and framed all subsequent stages of the conflict.

The Road from Horton - Looking Backwards in "Lycidas" (Paperback): J. Martin Evans The Road from Horton - Looking Backwards in "Lycidas" (Paperback)
J. Martin Evans
R206 Discovery Miles 2 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Memory of Resistance - French Opposition to the Algerian War (Paperback, 2nd): Martin Evans The Memory of Resistance - French Opposition to the Algerian War (Paperback, 2nd)
Martin Evans
R1,375 Discovery Miles 13 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What makes people act against their own national identity?How real are the concepts of nationalism and patriotism? In what ways does the media control our perception of history in the making?This ground-breaking work addresses these important questions through an examination of the Algerian war of 1954-62 and the significant French resistance to their own leaders during the bitter conflict. Through the use of extensive interviews, it provides powerful insights into the clash of values that accompanied the war. In exploring the events and experiences that led a small minority of French people to reject colonialism in the wake of the Algerian conflict, Memories of Resistance focuses on the importance of political allegiances and ideologies, and the motivations for resisting them. The complex issues of identity and shared memory are examined to provide an indispensable analysis of loyalty and self-identity in the wider political context of the world. The book also debates the changing ways in which the media influences perceptions of, and attitudes towards, world events. Third World liberation ideas, personal experiences of French colonialism, memory and the significance of anti-Nazi resistance and political allegiances are all discussed in this wide-ranging and illuminating study.Memories of Resistance represents a major contribution to the theory and practice of oral history, which is fast becoming one of the most popular and dynamic areas of historical research and will be essential reading for anyone studying French colonial history.

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