{"product_id":"france-and-algeria-a-history-of-decolonization-and-transformation-9781477328439","title":"France and Algeria: A History of Decolonization and Transformation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn examination of the complicated history between France and Algeria since the latter's independence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While most related studies concentrate on the colonial era and Algeria's War of Independence, \u003ci\u003eFrance and Algeria\u003c\/i\u003e details the nations' postcolonial relationship. Phillip Naylor provides a philosophical approach, contending that France reformulated, rather than repudiated, \"essential\" strategic values during decolonization. It thus continued to pursue grandeur and independence, especially with regard to the Third World and Algeria, an essentialism that expedited France's postcolonial transformation. But as a new nation, Algeria needed to pursue the \"existential\" project of self-definition. It became involved in state-building while also promulgating socialism, and it recognized how French oil concessions in the Sahara impeded its independence, leading to the industry's postcolonial decolonization. Finally, the postcolonial relationship has featured a human dimension involving immigrants, \u003ci\u003epieds-noirs\u003c\/i\u003e (colonial settlers), and \u003ci\u003eharkis\u003c\/i\u003e (Algerian soldiers loyal to France), all of them central to bilateral relations. \u003cp\u003e In this revised and updated edition of his seminal work, first published over twenty years ago, Naylor expands his coverage of the decolonization era, drawing on new information while continuing to study the ever-evolving relationship between the two countries. These new additions expose the continually shifting relations of power, perception, and identity between the two states. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhillip Naylor is an emeritus professor of history at Marquette University and a coeditor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of North African Studies\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eNorth Africa: A History from Antiquity to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHistorical Dictionary of Algeria\u003c\/i\u003e and a coeditor of \u003ci\u003eState and Society in Algeria\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50393766363410,"sku":"9781477328439","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_81fbb593-681f-43db-9303-e7974717b403.jpg?v=1728993388","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/france-and-algeria-a-history-of-decolonization-and-transformation-9781477328439","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}