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Inside the Battle of Algiers by Zohra Drif

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Inside the Battle of Algiers

Memoir of a Woman Freedom Fighter

Zohra Drif, Brahimi Lakhdar Brahimi Brahimi, Lakhdar Brahimi

PM Press · Print & ebook · September 11, 2017

Reading lane: North African History

This gripping insider's account chronicles how and why a young woman in 1950s Algiers joined the armed wing of Algeria's national liberation movement to combat her country's French occupiers.

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Who It's For

Good for readers who enjoy North African HistoryGood for fans of AlgeriaGood for readers who enjoy North African History and West African History.

Book Details

Authors
Zohra Drif, Brahimi Lakhdar Brahimi Brahimi, Lakhdar Brahimi
Publisher
PM Press
Published
September 11, 2017
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
North African History · West African History
Reading lane
North African History

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Publisher Categories

  • North African History

  • African Politics

  • Women's Studies

About This Book

This gripping insider's account chronicles how and why a young woman in 1950s Algiers joined the armed wing of Algeria's national liberation movement to combat her country's French occupiers. When the movement's leaders turned to Drif and her female colleagues to conduct attacks in retaliation for French aggression against the local population, they leapt at the chance. Their actions were later portrayed in Gillo Pontecorvo's famed film The Battle of Algiers . When first pub...

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This gripping insider's account chronicles how and why a young woman in 1950s Algiers joined the armed wing of Algeria's national liberation movement to combat her country's French occupiers. When the movement's leaders turned to Drif and her female colleagues to conduct attacks in retaliation for French aggression against the local population, they leapt at the chance. Their actions were later portrayed in Gillo Pontecorvo's famed film The Battle of Algiers . When first published in French in 2013, this intimate memoir was met with great acclaim and no small amount of controversy. It is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand not only the anticolonial struggles of the 20th century and their relevance today, but also the specific challenges that women often confronted (and overcame) in those movements.

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