Beschreibung:
Natalya Vince is Senior Lecturer in North African and French Studies at the University of Portsmouth
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 twentieth century. Our Fighting Sisters is the first in-depth exploration of what happened to these women after independence in 1962.
Introduction1. Nationalist genealogies2. Heroines and victims, brothers and sisters3. 1962: Continuities and discontinuities4. Embodying the nation5. From national construction to new battles6. Being remembered and forgottenConclusionSelect bibliographyIndex