Algeria : France's undeclared war / Martin Evans.

Author/creator Evans, Martin, 1964-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; Toronto ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxxxv, 457 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesMaking of the modern world
Making of the modern world (Oxford University Press) ^A720387
Contents Origins 1830-1945. Invasion ; The long hatreds ; The making of Algerian nationalism -- Undeclared war 1945-59. Sliding into war ; 'Algeria is France' ; Guy Mollet's war ; The 'Battle of Algiers' and its aftermath ; Complex violence -- Dénouement 1959-62. Endgame ; Bloody conclusion ; Independence.
Abstract Examines the depth and scale of the colonization process and explains why the Algerian War was one of the longest and most violent of the decolonization struggles, bringing down four governments, ending the Fourth Republic, and miring the French Army in accusations of torture and mass human rights abuses.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 415-429) and index.
ISBN9780192803504 (Cloth)
ISBN0192803506 (Cloth)