West Germany, Cold War Europe and the Algerian War / Mathilde Von Bulow (University of Glasgow).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Von Bülow, Mathilde, 1977- author.

Series:

New studies in European history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jabhat al-Taḥrīr al-Qawmī--History.

Jabhat al-Taḥrīr al-Qawmī.

Colonies.

History.

Colonial influence.

Asylum, Right of.

Algerians.

Nationalists.

International relations.

Diplomatic history.

Algeria--History--Revolution, 1954-1962--Diplomatic history.

Algeria.

Algeria--Foreign relations--Germany (West).

Germany (West).

Germany (West)--Foreign relations--Algeria.

Nationalists--Algeria--History--20th century.

Algerians--Germany (West)--History--20th century.

Asylum, Right of--Germany (West)--History--20th century.

Algeria--Colonial influence--History--20th century.

France--Colonies--History--20th century.

France.

Cold War--Political aspects--Europe.

Cold War.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xvi, 466 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Summary:

"An illuminating and provocative account of Germany's role as sanctuary for Algerian nationalists during their fight for independence from France between 1954 and 1962. The book explores key issues such as the impact of external sanctuaries on French counterinsurgency efforts; the part played by security and intelligence services in efforts to eliminate these sanctuaries; the Algerian War's influence on West German foreign and security policy; and finally, the emergence of West German civic engagement in support of Algeria's independence struggle, which served to shape the newly-independent country's perception of its role and place in international society. Mathilde von Bülow sheds new light on the impact of FLN activities, the role of anti-colonial movements and insurgencies in the developing world in shaping the dynamics of the Cold War as well as the manner in which the Algerian war was fought and won"--From publisher's website.

"Indeed, although scholars are increasingly examining the international and transnational dimensions of late colonial conflicts they often eschew the topic of extraterritorial safe havens. Only recently have scholars begun to examine the manner in which external sanctuaries impacted upon the various liberation struggles. This book contributes to the growing literature seeking to redress this gap. It does so by focusing not only on the one movement and conflict that became the trendsetter and inspiration for national liberation movements emerging in its wake but also on a sanctuary-state--West Germany--whose role remains most obscured. The Algerian war's overspill beyond the territorial confines of the imperial heartland was in many ways unparalleled. After all, as Jim House and Neil MacMaster remind us, colonial wars were usually geographically contained events that rarely impinged on the metropoles fighting them. Overspill, when it occurred, generally affected only faraway territories neighbouring a restive colony. In the context of the Algerian war, however, a combination of geographical proximity, lax border controls, lenient immigration and asylum policies, federalist state-structures, a free press and liberal economy all helped turn West Germany into a preferred safe haven and logistical-operational base for the FLN"--Introduction.

Contents:

Introduction

Internationalising colonial warfare : FLN strategy and French responses

Part I. Creating the sanctuary : November 1954 to May 1958

West German diplomacy and the Algerian War

The FLN's implantation in Germany

Algeria and West German opinion

FLN contraband in West Germany

Part II. Contesting sanctuary and sovereignty : June 1958 to December 1960

The diplomatic war

The intelligence war

The propaganda war

The war of action

Part III. Asserting sovereignty : January 1961 to July 1962 and beyond

Sanctuary to sovereignty

Conclusion

Glossary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107088597

1107088593

OCLC:

940957655