The Battle for Algeria : : Sovereignty, Health Care, and Humanitarianism / / Jennifer Johnson.

In The Battle for Algeria Jennifer Johnson reinterprets one of the most violent wars of decolonization: the Algerian War (1954-1962). Johnson argues that the conflict was about who-France or the National Liberation Front (FLN)-would exercise sovereignty of Algeria. The fight between the two sides wa...

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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2015]
©2016
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.) :; 14 illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Note on Sources, Names, and Spellings
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Long Road to War
  • 2. Medical Pacification and the Sections Administratives Spécialisées
  • 3. "See Our Arms, See Our Physicians": The Algerian Health- Services Division
  • 4. Internationalizing Humanitarianism: The Algerian Red Crescent
  • 5. The International Committee of the Red Cross in Algeria
  • 6. Global Diplomacy and the Fight for Self-Determination
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments