The French colonial occupation and the Algerian National Identity: alienation or assimilation

The problem of cultural identity continues to plague the Algerian society half a century after liberation from French colonisation in 1962. This paper seeks to analyse the question of Algerian national identity during the French colonial occupation, discuss its causes, manifestations and ramificati...

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Main Authors: Ladjal, Tarek, Bensaid, Benaouda
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spelling iium-285702013-02-13T12:02:18Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28570/ The French colonial occupation and the Algerian National Identity: alienation or assimilation Ladjal, Tarek Bensaid, Benaouda H10 Societies The problem of cultural identity continues to plague the Algerian society half a century after liberation from French colonisation in 1962. This paper seeks to analyse the question of Algerian national identity during the French colonial occupation, discuss its causes, manifestations and ramifications, and examine the policies of alienation and assimilation adopted by the French authorities in their treatment of their subjects. This study shows that issues of culture and identity were continually used as strategies of control and domination, and that both of these policies carried out decisive impact on both the past and present development of Algeria. Inder-sciences 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28570/1/French_Occupation.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28570/4/bensaid_french_identity.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28570/5/French_Occupation.pdf Ladjal, Tarek and Bensaid, Benaouda (2012) The French colonial occupation and the Algerian National Identity: alienation or assimilation. Int. J. Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, 2 (2/3). pp. 142-152. ISSN 1753-9412 2012 http://www.inderscience.com/
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The French colonial occupation and the Algerian National Identity: alienation or assimilation
description The problem of cultural identity continues to plague the Algerian society half a century after liberation from French colonisation in 1962. This paper seeks to analyse the question of Algerian national identity during the French colonial occupation, discuss its causes, manifestations and ramifications, and examine the policies of alienation and assimilation adopted by the French authorities in their treatment of their subjects. This study shows that issues of culture and identity were continually used as strategies of control and domination, and that both of these policies carried out decisive impact on both the past and present development of Algeria.
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author Ladjal, Tarek
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title The French colonial occupation and the Algerian National Identity: alienation or assimilation
title_short The French colonial occupation and the Algerian National Identity: alienation or assimilation
title_full The French colonial occupation and the Algerian National Identity: alienation or assimilation
title_fullStr The French colonial occupation and the Algerian National Identity: alienation or assimilation
title_full_unstemmed The French colonial occupation and the Algerian National Identity: alienation or assimilation
title_sort french colonial occupation and the algerian national identity: alienation or assimilation
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/28570/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/28570/4/bensaid_french_identity.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/28570/5/French_Occupation.pdf
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