Eyes to the South : French Anachists and Algeria / written and translated by David Porter ; foreword by Sylvain Boulouque.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porter, David, author, translator.

Boulouque, Sylvain, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anarchists--Algeria.

Anarchists.

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

Algeria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (600 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California ; Edinburgh, Scotland : AK Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A comparative study of the porous intellectual and political borders between a colonial power and the colonized.

Contents:

""Table of Contents""; ""Map of Algeria""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Key Initials""; ""Basic Timeline for Algeira, 1954-Present""; ""Foreword""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Personal Introduction""; ""Historical Background of Modern Algeria: the Colonial Context and the Anti-Colonial Movement""; ""Anarchist Background""; ""Book Organization and Methodology""; ""PART I The Algerian War (1954-1962): Nationalism, Violence, and Revolution""; ""Algerian Background: Realities of the National Liberation Struggle""; ""French Anarchism Background: Engaement, Polarization, and Splits""

""French Anarchist Positions""""PART II The Ben Bella Regime (1962-1965): Ideal and Reality of Workers' Self-Management""; ""Algerian Background: Power Struggles and ""Algerian Socialism""""; ""French Anarchism Background: Support, Younger Visions, and Faded Vitality""; ""French Anarchist Positions""; ""PART III The Boumedienne Regime (1965-1978): State Socialism and Political Islam""; ""Algerian Background: Balancing Left and Right in Consolidating the Regime""; ""French Anarchism Background: New Reflections on Algerian Autogestion and the Peak and Aftermath of May-June 1968""

""French Anarchist Positions""""PART IV The Chadli, Boudiaf, and Zeroual Regimes (1979-1999): Berber and Urban Revolts, Liberalization and Military/Islamist Civil War""; ""Algerian Background: Grassroots Insurgents, Political Reform, and the ""Black Decade"" of Violence""; ""French Anarchism Background: The Pluralistic Movement Sorts Out""; ""French Anarchist Positions""; ""PART V The Bouteflika Regime (1999-Present): Horizontalist Resistance and Authoritatian Rule""; ""Algerian Background: Kabyle Insurgency, Assemblies Movement, and the ""Democratic"" Facade""

""French Anarchism Background: Distinct Voices and Identities""""French Anarchist Positions""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Anarchism in Algeria""; ""French Anarchists' ""Alternative History"" of Algeria""; ""Reflections on the French Anarchist Movement""; ""Reflections on the Anarchist Movement Generally ""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781849350778

1849350779

OCLC:

923687218