{"product_id":"algeria-frances-undeclared-war-hardcover","title":"Algeria: France's Undeclared War - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvaded 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Evans\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Portsmouth. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eMemory of Resistance: French Opposition to the Algerian War\u003c\/em\u003e, co-author (with Emmanuel Godin) of \u003cem\u003eFrance 1815 to 2003\u003c\/em\u003e, and co-author (with John Phillips) of \u003cem\u003eAlgeria: Anger of the Dispossessed\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2008 \u003cem\u003eMemory of Resistance\u003c\/em\u003e was translated into French and serialised in the Algerian press. He has written for the \u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, and is a regular contributor to \u003cem\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2007-08 he was a Leverhulme Senior Research Fellow at the British Academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706625593407,"sku":"9780192803504","price":151.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c6416268d52950144a185f8a718ab4cf.webp?v=1765041124","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/algeria-frances-undeclared-war-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}