{"product_id":"walls-of-algiers-9780295988689","title":"Walls of Algiers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines the historical processes that transformed Ottoman Algiers, the 'Bulwark of Islam', into 'Alger la blanche', the colonial urban showpiece - and, after the outbreak of revolution in 1954 - counter-model of France's global empire. This title offers a look at the social use of urban space in a North African city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The collection does an excellent job of demonstrating the richness of visual and material sources for urban and colonial history and will provide a valuable resource to scholars.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Victoria E. Thompson * Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The picture of Algiers that emerges from the \u003ci\u003eWalls of Algiers\u003c\/i\u003e is one that fulfills the ambitions of its authors and the book and the different contributions that are made offer much to both the casual reader and the specialist. It is a fascinating collection that should be read by anyone interested in Algeria and the multivariate processes of Algeria's colonization.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Reviews in History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Note on Transliteration\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \/ Zeynep Celik, Julia Clancy-Smith, and Frances Terpak\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One | Peoples\u003cbr\u003e 1. Eroticism, Erasures, and Absence: The Peopling of Algiers, 1830-1900 \/ Julia Clancy-Smith\u003cbr\u003e 2. Medina and Modernity: The Emergence of Muslim Civil Society in Algiers between the Two World Wars \/ Omar Carlier\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two | Images\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Promise and Power of New Technologies: Nineteenth-Century Algiers \/ Frances Terpak\u003cbr\u003e 4. A Lingering Obsession: The Houses of Algiers in French Colonial Discourse \/ Zeynep Celik\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Invisible Prison: Representing Algiers on Film \/ Eric Breitbart\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three | Places\u003cbr\u003e 6. Masking and Unmasking the Historic Quarters of Algiers: The Reassessment of an Archive \/ Isabelle Grangaud\u003cbr\u003e 7. Historic Intersections: The Center of Algiers \/ Zeynep Celik\u003cbr\u003e Historiographies of Algiers: Critical Reflections \/ Patricia M. E. Lorcin\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400917492055,"sku":"9780295988689","price":38.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295988689.jpg?v=1730471942","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/walls-of-algiers-9780295988689","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}