| Arabs of the Jewish Faith: The Civilizing Mission in Colonial Algeria Contributor(s): Schreier, Joshua (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813547946 ISBN-13: 9780813547947 Publisher: Rutgers University Press OUR PRICE: $73.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Jewish - General - History | Africa - North - History | Europe - France |
| Dewey: 305.892 |
| LCCN: 2009043149 |
| Series: Jewish Cultures of the World |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.08" W x 8.92" (1.09 lbs) 233 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - North Africa - Cultural Region - Arab World |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Exploring how Algerian Jews responded to and appropriated France's newly conceived "civilizing mission" in the mid-nineteenth century, Arabs of the Jewish Faith shows that the ideology, while rooted in French Revolutionary ideals of regeneration, enlightenment, and emancipation, actually developed as a strategic response to the challenges of controlling the unruly and highly diverse populations of Algeria's coastal cities.
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