Benjamin stora, widely recognized as the leading expert on algeria, presents the story of this turbulent area from the start of formal french colonialism in the early nineteenth century, through the prolonged war for independence in the latter 1950s, to the internal strife. Torture during the algerian war of independence military. Even though stora has counted 3,000 publications in fre nch o n the alger i an war, there still is no work pr oduced by french and algerian authors cooperating with one another. Cold war, iraniraq war, philippineamerican war, first indochina war, algerian war, somali civil war. This is a great book about one of the bloodiest conflicts of the twentieth century, the war in algeria from 19541962. Part 1 covers the era from the november 1, 1954 toussaint rouge to the algiers coup detat of. The french invasion of algeria was one of the major events that eventually drove the european colonization of africa. Amid internal political strife in france, decisions were repeatedly. Before the outbreak of war, nativealgerians modestly called for more autonomy, asking for citizenship, religious freedom, and equality in education and work. Algiers was captured after three weeks and france annexed the rest of the occupied areas in 1834. In the first novel of her algerian quartet, djebar intertwines the autobiographical story of a young girls coming of age with the history of french conquest in 1830 and the war of independence in the 1950s.
Torture in the algerian war 195462 world socialist. Benjamin stora, widely recognized as the leading expert on algeria, presents the story of this turbulent area from the start of formal french colonialism in the early nineteenth century, through the prolonged war for independence in the latter 1950s, to the internal strife of the present day. This book is a study of the european literary discourse on french algeria between the conquest of 1830 and the outbreak of the algerian war in 1954. Algerian cavalcade 1985, a book that like ranjana khannas algeria cuts. Evans book provides an excellent history of french algeria, from the initial invasion in 1830 through to its end in the undeclared war of 195462, with a where are they now coda briefly summarizing developments following the declaration of independence. Algeria in north africa was invaded by france and later became an integral part of france, with representation in the national assembly. In 1827, hussein dey, algerias ottoman ruler, demanded that the french pay a 28yearold. French conquest of algeria news newspapers books scholar jstor june 20 learn how and when to.
French algeria also known as colonial algeria, was the colonial rule of france over algeria. If americans have knowledge of the algerian war, it is likely in this context. In 1830, the french decided to continue the occupation and set out on a full scale invasion of algiers and imposed their french rule. From 1830 to the fall of the empire, the army conquered, directed, administered and developed the country. Before reading this book i had no idea of what transpired in the french algerian war circa 19541962. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Id say the algerian war of independence is gameable and the closest conflict i can think of is the rhodesian war since the most representative fighting would be fairly lowlevel ambushes on french patrols and pursuit of infiltrating guerrillas. List of books and articles about algerian history online. When the french invaded the ottoman regency of algiers in the summer of 1830, they. Yet it was an important book, and has become more precious with the passing of time. After world war i two types of protest groups were started by the muslims.
At the end of the 18th century, algeria, which formally continued to be one of the domains of the ottoman empire, was suffering a sharp decline. The algerian war of independence masarykova univerzita. French torture of algerians during the algerian war, once taboo, now. I knew that the french when it gave algeria its independence, had essentially marked the end of its colonial era. Algerian war, also called algerian war of independence, 195462 war for algerian independence from france. Martin evans looks at the events of 1956 and the french war on terror, both at home and elsewhere, and how this was a turning point for french fortunes in the algerian war of independence by evans, martin history today, vol. The french established a military post in algiers in 1830 but it was not until 1835 that the post was available to the civilian population. Everyone involved considers that they lived through it in their own way, and any attempt to understand the algerian war globally is immediately rejected by protagonists. The depth and scale of the colonization process explains why the algerian war of 1954 to 1962 was one of the longest and most. For this english edition, stora has written a new introductory chapter on algeria s colonial period 1830 1954 and has revised the final section to bring the volume up to date.
Algeria, 19541962 by alistair horne, the stranger by albert camus, decolonizing christianity. The ungoing algerian war fought between france and the. General massu, aussaresses, and then colonel bigeard were the military commanders during the 1957 battle of. In 1827, an argument between hussein dey, the ruler of the ottoman regency of algiers, and the french consul escalated into a naval blockade, following which france invaded and quickly seized algiers in 1830, and rapidly took control of other coastal communities. Algiers had been a province of the ottoman empire since the capture of algiers in 1529 by hayreddin barbarossa a diplomatic incident in 1827, the socalled fan affair fly whisk incident, served as a pretext to initiate.
But the thoroughness of this book is that it traces the origins of the war all the way back to the french invasion of 1830. The novel france wanted to forget work in progress. Within a few days, however, troops of algerian caids started to rise against the invaders. Elements of both sides in the algerian war of independencethe french armed forces and the opposing algerian national liberation front flnused deliberate torture during that conflict 19541962, creating an ongoing public controversy. The report that was to change everything, icrc, 19 august 2005. There are a few important works on the algerian civil war available for the english reader.
French rule in the regi on beg an in 1830 with the invasi on of algiers and las ted until th e a lgerian war of independence concluded in 1962. Victory did not salvage his regime from revolution, but it began the french conquest of algeria, which was continued and consolidated by the succeeding july monarchy. French rule in the region began in 1830 with the invasion of algiers and lasted until the algerian war of. The french algerian war 19541962 was one of the bloodiest and most significant of such conflicts. Fantasia by assia djebar, translated by dorothy s blair. The french navy had seized the fortress city of algiers in 1830, in the last days of the reign of. This book is an english translation of three books by french historian benjamin stora about the history of algeria from its colonization by the french up to 2000. Everyone involved considers that they lived through it in their own way, and any attempt to understand the algerian w ar globally is immediately rejected by protagonists.
Women, violence, trauma, and hope in algerian and french history. The french had colonized algeria in 1830 and regarded the. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. My research provides a chronological historical analysis of the role of women in the algerian war.
See how the french invaded and conquered the regency of algiers, ending ottoman hegemony over algeria. Algerian war the algerian war is an ongoing war being fought between the state of france and algerian independence movements. Evans book provides an excellent history of french algeria, from the initial invasion in 1830 through to its end in the undeclared war of 195462, with a where. Algeria, 18302000 is a comprehensive narrative history of the country. It focuses on the conquest and colonization of algeria from 1830, the french war. French troops landed at sidi ferruch on 14 june 1830 against minimal opposition. Franz fannon, alistair hornes history, the film battle of algiers, and recently feraouns diary are the ones that readily come to mind. Cave clearing or village sweeps would also be something relatively typical.
Algeria and france war by any other name books and. Invaded in 1830, populated by one million settlers who coexisted 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. Two years alone in the wilderness escape the city to build off grid log cabin duration. In 1830, with frances colonial empire in ruins, charles x ordered his army to invade ottoman algiers. Algeria, 1830 2000 is a comprehensive narrative history of the country. The period of 1830 to the beginning of the algerian revolution against the french in 1954 is covered in a single chapter, then there are several chapters each on the period of the war. The simple truth about the frenchalgerian war is that the algerian muslims lost their patience and the french lost their chance. The algerianfrench war 18301847 every year youtube. Background in 1830 the french invaded and captured algiers, the invasion resulting in considerable bloodshed. Pierre vidalnaquet, a french historian, confessed that there were hundreds of thousands of instances of torture by the french military in algeria. Frances undeclared war by martin evans, the algerian wa. It is essential reading for our own violent times as well as a lasting monument to the historians art.
In 1830 the european population in algeria was about 600. The french conquest of algeria took place between 1830 and 1857. The invasion of algiers in 1830 was a largescale military operation by which the kingdom of france, ruled by charles x, invaded and conquered the ottoman regency of algiers. This landmark history of modern algeria tells the story of an extraordinarily robust. The movement for independence began during world war i 191418 and gained momentum after french promises of greater selfrule in algeria went unfulfilled after world war ii 193945. On 18 june, hussein dey assembled a 10,000man army, comprising 1,000 janissaries, 5,000 moors and 3,000 arabs and berbers from oran, titteri and medea. To understand the french algerian war, we need understand the history of the. The invasion of algiers in 1830 was a largescale military operation by which the kingdom of. More than a million muslim algerians died in the conflict and as many european settlers were driven into exile. A savage war of peace is the definitive history of the algerian war, a book that brings that terrible and complicated struggle to life with intelligence, assurance, and unflagging momentum. Feraoun was a western educated algerian and well accquainted with the french.
More than a million muslim algerians died in the conflict and. During the napoleonic wars, the regency of algiers had greatly benefited from trade in the. This terrible war overshadows algeria s long and complex history and its prominence on the world economic stagesecond in size among african nations, algeria has the longest mediterranean coastline and contains the worlds fifthlargest natural gas reserves. The dualism that structures the books title, by sword and plow, frames an. Even though stora has counted 3,000 publications in french on the algerian war, there still is no work produced by french and algerian authors cooperating with one another. Torture during the algerian war of independence wikipedia. The first french language newspaper, lecho doran, was established by pierre lafonton on 12 october 1844. List of books and articles about algerian war online. The algerian war of independence was not a straightforward fight between colonizers and supporters of independence. Our literary tour of algeria explores french colonialism, the war of. Throughout 1840 he waged guerrilla war against the french in the provinces of algiers and oran. The french conquest of algeria took place between 1830 and 1902.