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A History of Algeria

Author	James McDougall
Language	English
Subject	History of Algeria
Genre	Non-fiction, history
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Publication date	2017
Pages	448
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.

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.

Academic journal reviews

• Cooper, Austin R. (2019). "Reviewed work: A HISTORY OF ALGERIA, James McDougall". The Arab Studies Journal. 27 (2): 146–150. JSTOR 27097967.
• Ghilès, Francis (2017). "Argelia: El «polvo humano» ha resultado ser extraordinariamente resiliente". Revista Cidob d'Afers Internacionals (116): 248–250. doi:10.24241/rcai.2017.116.2.248. JSTOR 26379152.
• Meynier, Gilbert; McDougall, James (2018). "Reviewed work: A History of Algeria, McDougallJames". Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'Histoire (138): 217–218. JSTOR 26541545.
• Perkins, Kenneth; McDougall, James (2018). "Reviewed work: A History of Algeria, McdougallJames". Review of Middle East Studies. 52 (1): 216–218. doi:10.1017/rms.2018.45. JSTOR 26478515. S2CID 187723320.
• Spencer, Claire (2017). "Algeria's past reclaimed". The World Today. 73 (4): 48–49. JSTOR 45180931.

Publication history

• Original paperback edition: 2017, Cambridge University Press.
• eBook edition: 2017, Cambridge University Press.

About the author

James Robert McDougall FRHistS (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.

Similar or related works

• A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962 by Alistair Horne
• History and the culture of nationalism in Algeria by James McDougall

See also

• History of Algeria (1962–99)
• 1962 Algerian crisis
• History of French foreign relations

References

Notes

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. "List of Fellows (February 2024)" (PDF). Royal Historical Society. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
6. "James McDougall, Trinity College". Trinity College, Oxford. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

External links

• History of Algeria, Cambridge University Press

• 2017 non-fiction books
• History books about Algeria
• Cambridge University Press books