Inside the Battle of Algiers
Memoir of a Woman Freedom Fighter
PM Press · Print & ebook · September 11, 2017
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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- Genres
- North African History, Arab & Middle Eastern Lives, Colonialism & Its Aftermath
- Published
- PM Press, September 11, 2017
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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 .
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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.
Where it sits
| Colonialism & Its Aftermath | 57% |
|---|---|
| North African History | 44% |
| Arab & Middle Eastern Lives | 36% |
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Publisher categories
- North African History
- African Politics
- Women's Studies
- Authors
- Zohra Drif, Brahimi Lakhdar Brahimi Brahimi, Lakhdar Brahimi
- Publisher
- PM Press
- Published
- September 11, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- North African History