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Decolonization and the French of Algeria : Bringing the Settler Colony Home
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In 1962, almost one million people were evacuated from Algeria. France called these citizens Repatriates to hide their French Algerian origins and to integrate them into society. This book is about...
In 1962, almost one million people were evacuated from Algeria. France called these citizens Repatriates to hide their French Algerian origins and to integrate them into society. This book is about Repatriation and how it became central to France's postcolonial understanding of decolonization, the Algerian past, and French identity.
Details
- Creator
- by Sung-Eun Choi
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed. 2016
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (233 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781137520753, 1137520752, 1349558036, 1137520744
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- English
- 1. French Settler Colonialism in Algeria -- 2. The Algerian War in the Settler Colony and the Metropole -- 3. Repatriation : Bringing the Settler Colony "Home" -- 4. Repatriates against de Gaulle -- 5. Liberal Repatriation after de Gaulle -- 6. Socialist Repatriation after de Gaulle -- 7. Repatriates Narrate French Algeria -- Epilogue
Subjects
- France—History.
- Imperialism.
- Africa—History.
- Africa, North—History.
- International relations.
- History, Modern.
- Algeria -- Colonization -- History -- 20th century.
- French -- Algeria -- History -- 20th century.
- France -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century.
- France -- Relations -- Algeria.
- Algeria -- Relations -- France.