Ecologies of Imperialism in Algeria

Centered around a massive ecological disaster in which eight hundred thousand Algerians died between 1865 and 1872, Ecologies of Imperialism in Algeria explores how repeated performance of divisions across an expansive ecosystem produced modern imperialism in nineteenth-century Algeria.

Sommario

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
1. Rubble of Empire
2. Lay of the Land
3. Performing the Border
4. Crisis Ecologies
5. Over the Borderline
6. Work, Crime, and Being Human
7. Toxic Modernity
8. It’s About Time
Notes
Bibliography
Index

 

Info autore

Brock Cutler is an associate professor of history at Radford University.

Riassunto

Centered around a massive ecological disaster in which eight hundred thousand Algerians died between 1865 and 1872, Ecologies of Imperialism in Algeria explores how repeated performance of divisions across an expansive ecosystem produced modern imperialism in nineteenth-century Algeria.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Brock Cutler
• Editore: University of Nebraska Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9781496232533
• ISBN: 978-1-4962-3253-3
• Pagine: 242
• Serie: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization; France Overseas: Studies in Em
• Categoria: Saggistica > Storia > Altro