Empire and catastrophe : decolonization and environmental disaster in North Africa and Mediterranean France since 1954 / Spencer D. Segalla.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Segalla, Spencer D., author.

Series:

France overseas.

France overseas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decolonization--Africa, North.

Decolonization--Africa, French-speaking.

Environmental disasters--Political aspects--Africa, North.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 289 pages).

Other Title:

Empire and Catastrophe

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Empire and Catastrophe examines natural and anthropogenic disasters during the years of decolonization in Algeria, Morocco, and France, and explores how environmental catastrophes impacted the dissolution of France's empire in North Africa"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Algeria, 1954 Chapter 3. Fréjus 1959, under Water and at War Chapter 4. Poison, Paralysis, and the United States in Morocco, 1959 Chapter 5. Death, Diplomacy, and Reconstruction in Agadir, 1960 Chapter 6. The Soul of a City Chapter 7. Rupture, Nostalgia, and Representation Chapter 8. Conclusion: Humanity and Environment Notes ; Bibliography ; Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.