A comprehensive narrative history presenting the story of a turbulent country from the start of formal French colonialism to the prolonged war of independence. This volume is a translation of three shorter volumes first published in French, with a new introductory chapter and a revised final section. Index, bib, maps, xv, 283pp, USA. CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS, 0801489164

The principal focus of this book is the political economy of the war as manifested in the lives of ordinary Algerians. The author also examines the motives of the chief protagonists, and this exposes the rational agendas behind some of the extreme actiomns taken. xix, 265pp.400pp. UK. HURST & Co., 1850655154

First published in French in 1859, this classic of travel writing is a landmark in the story of Europe's fascination with the Orient. Travelling in Algeria in the third decade of French colonisation, Fromentin weaves a tale of passion, drama and adventure revealing much about the roots of colonial relationships. Maps, xix, 197pp, USA. IB TAURIS, 1850434042

A collection of articles which offer an analysis of Algerian history since the riots of October 1988 until the elections of May 2002. Index, bib, notes, tables, 402pp, UK. VERSO, 185984684X

Shows how the rebels harnessed the forces of globalisation to break up the French empire and how it created the conditions of the postcolonial world. BNS, 17 ill, 448pp, USA. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS USA,

Using new documents made available from French archives since the 1990s, re-evaulating counter terrorism in the cities, the methods used in the battle for hearts and minds in the villages of the interior, the role of French air and naval power in supporting the army's counter insurgency offensives, and the battles the French lost for both world opinion and for support from her major Western allies. BNS, 200pp, UK. 0714682640

A collection of eight essays which capture the key changes that have occurred amongst Algeria's Tuareg in the 40 years since independence. Index, bib, notes, 298pp, UK. FRANK CASS.

Second edition of a general history from Ottoman times up to the outcome of the 2004 Algerian elections. Providing thorough coverage of the 1990s and the end of the Algerian Civil War, it addresses issues such as secularist struggles against fundamentalist Islam, ethnic and regional distinctions, gender, language, the evolution of popular culture, and political and economic relationships with France and the expatriate community. Based on Arabic, French and English sources, this book includes an extensive Bibliography. 344pp, USA. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Thoroughly sharp and honest treatment of a brutal conflict. The Algerian War was a savage colonial war, killing an estimated one million Muslim Algerians and expelling the same number of European settlers from their homes. The story told here contains heroism and tragedy, and poses issues of enduring relevance beyond the confines of either geography or time. Notes, photos, index, maps,, 600pp, USA. NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS.

A classic work about the central Saharan warrior nation of the Tuareg, famed for halting the advance of the French imperial army in the desert. This account combines elements of history, travelogue and anthropology to examine the impact of the colonial period and, after the revolution of 1962 the socialist Arab republic on the traditional society. First published in 1977. Index, bib, app, notes, xxviii, 385pp, UK. SICKLE MOON BOOKS, 1900209144

1977 2002 Paperback

Second edition. A provocative study of the intellectuals who confronted France's loss of colonial Algeria. Whether to celebrate decolonization or to decry it as a turning point in French and North African history, intellectuals engaged fully in identity debates and, in so doing, attended to a variety of political, social, moral and even their own professional concerns. This interdisciplinary work combines anthropology, history, critical theory and postcolonial studies in an intimate look at a pivotal and highly contested moment in modern history. Contains a foreword by Pierre Bourdieu. BNS, 342pp, USA. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS.