A History of Algeria

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A History of Algeria
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Author James McDougall
LanguageEnglish
Subject History of Algeria
GenreNon-fiction, history
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2017
Pages448
ISBN 978-0521851640
Website Publisher page

A History of Algeria is a book by James McDougall and published in 2017 by Cambridge University Press. The work is an overview of the history of Algeria from the sixteenth century until 2016. [1]

Contents

Structure

The work contains normal front material, including maps, followed by an introduction by the author, and seven main chapters:

  1. Ecologies, Societies, Cultures and the State, 1516–1830
  2. Conquest, Resistance and Accommodation, 1830–1911
  3. The Means of Domination, 1830–1944
  4. The Politics of Loyalty and Dissent, 1912–1942
  5. Revolution and Civil War, 1942–1962
  6. The Unfinished Revolution, 1962–1992
  7. The Fragile and Resilient Country, 1992–2012

The work concludes with an afterward and bibliography. [2]

Academic journal reviews

Publication history

About the author

James McDougall (born 1974) is a British historian. He is a Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at the University of Oxford and Laithwaite Fellow in History at Trinity College, Oxford . [5]

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References

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    Citations

    1. Cooper, Austin R. (2019). "Reviewed work: A HISTORY OF ALGERIA, James McDougall". The Arab Studies Journal. 27 (2): 146–150. JSTOR   27097967.
    2. McDougall, J., ed. (2017). "Contents". A History of Algeria. Cambridge University Press. pp. vii–vii. ISBN   978-0-521-85164-0.
    3. A History of Algeria (Paperback ed.), Cambridge University Press, retrieved 7 August 2023
    4. A History of Algeria (eBook ed.), Cambridge University Press, retrieved 7 August 2023
    5. "James McDougall, Trinity College". Trinity College, Oxford . Retrieved 25 November 2018.