Arabs of the Jewish Faith The Civilizing Mission in Colonial Algeria |
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| Author:
| Schreier, Joshua |
| Series title: | Jewish Cultures of the World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-4794-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $69.95USD $76.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.