The French intifada
Subtitle: the long war between France and its Arabs
By: Andrew Hussey
Publisher: Granta
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781847082596
Subjects: Arab Spring, 2010-; Postkolonialism; Arabiska våren 2010-; Franskspråkiga länder; Arabs; Society; Internationella relationer; Social conditions; Sociala förhållanden
Description: From Andrew Hussey, a leading British commentator on France, this is an absorbing, vivid, and monumental account of the tortured relationship between France and its ex-colonies, from the first days of Empire to the ongoing eruptions of violence in the Parisian suburbs.
Notes: Originally published: 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: "Fuck France!"; title: Part One. State of Denial; title: Murder in the Suburbs; title: The Secrets of Lyons; title: A Soldier for God; title: Part Two. Algeria, Prisoners of Love; title: The Walls of Algiers; title: Conquest; title: The Secret World of the "Algerines"; title: New America; title: The French Kingdom of the Arabs; title: Latin Africa; title: Awakenings; title: Enemy States; title: Switching Sides; title: The Reconquest; title: Capitals of Madness; title: De Gaulle and the French Civil War; title: An Experimental Nation; title: The Algerian Intifada; title: The New War with France; title: Mysteries and Martyrs; title: Family Secrets; title: The French Intifada; title: Part Three. In Morocco; title: Queer Tangier; title: Peaceful Penetration; title: French Friends; title: Modern Times; title: Blank Generation; title: Setting Europe on Fire; title: The Neuilly-Marrakesh Express; title: Part Four. Tunisia, Made In France; title: The Mysteries of Tunis; title: Stealing Tunisia; title: Holidays in the Sun; title: Miracles; title: Part Five. Prisoners of War; title: Muslims in Prison.