Our fighting sisters : nation, memory and gender in Algeria, 1954-2012 / Natalya Vince.
Between 1954 and 1962, Algerian women played a major role in the struggle to end French rule in one of the most violent wars of decolonisation of the 20th century. This book presents an in-depth exploration of what happened to these women after independence in 1962.
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| Other title: | Nation, memory and gender in Algeria, 1954-2012. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2015.
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Table of Contents:
- Nationalist genealogies
- Heroines and victims, brothers and sisters
- 1962 : continuities and discontinuities
- Embodying the nation
- From national construction to new battles
- Being remembered and forgotten
- Conclusion
- Appendix : brief biographies of interviewees.