"What role did emotions play in anti-colonial activist decisions during the Algerian Revolution? How were emotions like pride and shame, love and disgust used to overturn the colonial myth, and what new stories did Algerian and European militants weave to help audiences imagine a world without colonization? This book answers these questions by delving into the police confessions and court cases, tracts and manifestos, poetry and personal diaries of French and Algerian anti-colonial activists. These sources reveal a rich world of exiles and border-crossings, emotional exchanges and violations of emotional regimes"--…mehr
"What role did emotions play in anti-colonial activist decisions during the Algerian Revolution? How were emotions like pride and shame, love and disgust used to overturn the colonial myth, and what new stories did Algerian and European militants weave to help audiences imagine a world without colonization? This book answers these questions by delving into the police confessions and court cases, tracts and manifestos, poetry and personal diaries of French and Algerian anti-colonial activists. These sources reveal a rich world of exiles and border-crossings, emotional exchanges and violations of emotional regimes"--
Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah is Assistant Professor and Director of International Studies in the Department of History and Political Science at Erskine College. Specializing in the modern Middle East, Global Cold War, and conflict studies, she previously worked with the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, & Conflict Resolution and Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University.
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List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: On Self-Immolation and Emotional Decolonization Chapter 1 The Encircled Corpse Death, Intimacy, & the Making of the Algerian Revolution Chapter 2 The Lowly Toad, the Foolish French, and the Moral Maquisard: Algerian Morality Tales Chapter 3 Blood on Fire: Revolutionary Dignity and the Emotional War for Algerian Decolonization Chapter 4 Profile of a "Pain-in-the-Ass Militant": Personality Traits, Emotions, and the French Border-Crossing Chapter 5 The Corpse Dressed in Lace: Constructing a Community of Revolt Chapter 6 On Trial with Antigone and Christ Crucified: French Suitcase-Carriers against the Colonial Myth Conclusion: The Activist Immolated Bibliography
List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: On Self-Immolation and Emotional Decolonization Chapter 1 The Encircled Corpse Death, Intimacy, & the Making of the Algerian Revolution Chapter 2 The Lowly Toad, the Foolish French, and the Moral Maquisard: Algerian Morality Tales Chapter 3 Blood on Fire: Revolutionary Dignity and the Emotional War for Algerian Decolonization Chapter 4 Profile of a "Pain-in-the-Ass Militant": Personality Traits, Emotions, and the French Border-Crossing Chapter 5 The Corpse Dressed in Lace: Constructing a Community of Revolt Chapter 6 On Trial with Antigone and Christ Crucified: French Suitcase-Carriers against the Colonial Myth Conclusion: The Activist Immolated Bibliography
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