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Algeria in turmoil: a history of the rebellion.

by Clark, Michael K.

New York, Praeger [1959]

Algeria -- History -- 1945-1962.

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466 pages illustrations 22 cm.

From particular to the general -- The conquest -- First stirrings of nationalism -- The Allied landings and nationalist resurgence -- General Catroux steps in -- The 1945 uprising -- The amnesty -- The Algerian statute -- First elections under the statute -- The terror begins -- The role of Jacques Chevallier -- The nationalist search for unity -- Messali spurs direct action -- Division in the ranks -- The crumbling of French authority -- Insurrection -- Word from rebel headquarters -- The French response -- War in the mountains -- Jacques Soustelle takes over -- Good and bad luck for the French -- State of emergency -- Pacification takes on a new meaning -- Bandung and its consequences -- The Mitterand and Soustelle reforms -- The conflict spreads -- Assassins and politicians -- The "Sixty-one" -- Disaffection in France -- Algeria and the church -- A rebel victory at the United Nations -- Documents found in a cave -- Terror in the West -- Debate and indecision -- An election postponed -- Incipient anarchy -- The Messalists against the F.L.N. -- Mr. Abbas's flight to Cairo -- The testament of Jacques Soustelle -- The fleeting shadow of General Catroux -- The sixth of February -- Robert Lacoste gets the job -- The rebellion nears its apogee -- New powers and reforms -- Revel sanctuary in Tunis and Morocco -- Boycott and general strike -- Communists and the F.L.N. -- rivals in terror -- Trade unionism -- The Jews -- A look at the rebel camp -- The Revolution of May 13, 1958 -- Referendum and election -- Some reflections on Arab nationalism.

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