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Autore |
Segalla Spencer D. |
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Titolo |
Empire and catastrophe : decolonization and environmental disaster in North Africa and Mediterranean France since 1954 / / Spencer D. Segalla |
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Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2020 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 289 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Decolonization - Africa, North |
Decolonization - Africa, French-speaking |
Environmental disasters - Political aspects - Africa, North |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Algeria, 1954 Chapter 3. FreĢjus 1959, under Water and at War Chapter 4. Poison, Paralysis, and the United States in Morocco, 1959 Chapter 5. Death, Diplomacy, and Reconstruction in Agadir, 1960 Chapter 6. The Soul of a City Chapter 7. Rupture, Nostalgia, and Representation Chapter 8. Conclusion: Humanity and Environment Notes ; Bibliography ; Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Empire and Catastrophe examines natural and anthropogenic disasters during the years of decolonization in Algeria, Morocco, and France, and explores how environmental catastrophes impacted the dissolution of France's empire in North Africa"-- |
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