The French North African Crisis: Colonial Breakdown and Anglo-French Relations, 1945-62

by Martin Thomas

Book Overview

The French North African Crisis analyses the postwar breakdown in French imperial rule in North West Africa, concentrating primarily upon the Algerian war of independence. The book highlights the human tragedy involved and the divisive consequences within French metropolitan politics of intractable colonial conflict. It further examines how far the protracted crisis of colonial control in North Africa shaped French foreign and security policy and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134940344X
• ISBN13: 9781349403448
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"