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A Desert Named Peace: The Violence of France's Empire in the Algerian Sahara, 18441902 (History and Society of the Modern Middl,Used
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In the midnineteenth century, French colonial leaders in Algeria started southward into the Sahara, beginning a fiftyyear period of violence. Lying in the shadow of the colonization of northern Algeria, which claimed the lives of over a million people, French empire in the Sahara sought power through physical force as it had elsewhere; yet violence in the Algerian Sahara followed a more complicated logic than the old argument that it was simply a way to get empire on the cheap.A Desert Named Peace examines colonial violence through multiple stories and across several fields of research. It presents four cases: the military conquests of the French army in the oases and officers' predisposition to use extreme violence in colonial conflicts; a spontaneous nighttime attack made by Algerian pastoralists on a French village, as notable for its brutality as for its obscure causes; the violence of indigenous forms of slavery and the colonial accommodations that preserved it during the era of abolition; and the struggles of French Romantics whose debates about art and politics arrived from Paris with disastrous consequences.Benjamin Claude Brower uses these different perspectives to reveal the unexpected causes of colonial violence, such as France's troubled revolutionary past and its influence on the military's institutional culture, the aesthetics of the sublime and its impact on colonial thinking, the ecological crises suffered by Saharan pastoralists under colonial rule, and the conflicting paths to authority inherent in Algerian Sufism. Directly engaging a controversial history, A Desert Named Peace offers an important backdrop to understanding the Algerian war for independence (19541962) and Algeria's ongoing internal war, begun in 1992, between the government and armed groups that claim to fight for an Islamist revolution.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'A Desert Named Peace'? A: 'A Desert Named Peace' examines the violence of France's colonial empire in the Algerian Sahara from 1844 to 1902, exploring multiple stories and perspectives on colonial violence.
- Q: Who is the author of the book? A: The book is authored by Benjamin Claude Brower, who provides insights into the complexities of colonial violence in Algeria.
- Q: How many pages does the book contain? A: 'A Desert Named Peace' has a total of 480 pages.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This edition of 'A Desert Named Peace' is available in paperback binding.
- Q: When was 'A Desert Named Peace' published? A: 'A Desert Named Peace' was published on September 27, 2011.
- Q: Does this book include illustrations? A: Yes, this edition of 'A Desert Named Peace' is an illustrated edition.
- Q: What historical events does the book discuss? A: The book discusses the violent history of French colonialism in Algeria, including military conquests and the impact on indigenous populations.
- Q: Is this book suitable for academic research? A: Yes, 'A Desert Named Peace' is suitable for academic research due to its in-depth analysis and multiple perspectives on colonial violence.
- Q: What themes are explored in this book? A: 'A Desert Named Peace' explores themes of colonial violence, cultural conflict, and the effects of colonialism on Saharan pastoralists.
- Q: What can readers expect to learn from this book? A: Readers can expect to learn about the complexities of colonial violence, historical context, and the long-term effects of French rule in Algeria.