| Apostles of Modernity: Saint-Simonians and the Civilizing Mission in Algeria Contributor(s): Abi-Mershed, Osama (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804769095 ISBN-13: 9780804769099 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $66.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - North - History | Europe - France - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 965.03 |
| LCCN: 2009050167 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - North Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study of the specialized military Offices of Arab Affairs in Algeria during the formative decades of French rule from 1830 to 1870 disputes the conventional view that the doctrine of assimilation governed France's colonial policies and practices in the nineteenth century. |