Our Fighting Sisters - Nation, Memory and Gender in Algeria, 1954-2012

Informationen zum Autor Natalya Vince is Senior Lecturer in North African and French Studies at the University of Portsmouth Klappentext Between 1954 and 1962, Algerian women played a major role in the struggle to end French rule in one of the most violent wars of decolonisation of the twentieth century. Our Fighting Sisters is the first in-depth exploration of what happened to these women after independence in 1962. Zusammenfassung Between 1954 and 1962! Algerian women played a major role in the struggle to end French rule in one of the most violent wars of decolonisation of the twentieth century. Our Fighting Sisters is the first in-depth exploration of what happened to these women after independence in 1962. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. Nationalist genealogies2. Heroines and victims, brothers and sisters3. 1962: Continuities and discontinuities4. Embodying the nation5. From national construction to new battles6. Being remembered and forgottenConclusionSelect bibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Natalya Vince, Vince Natalya
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781526106575
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-0657-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 217 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Military / General, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Africa / North, HISTORY / Women, c 1960 to c 1970, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1950 to c 1959, Algeria, African History, Gender studies: women, c 1960 to c 1969, Modern warfare, Gender studies: women and girls, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, C 1945 To C 1960, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General