Empire and catastrophe : decolonization and environmental disaster in North Africa and Mediterranean France since 1954 / / Spencer D. Segalla

• Autore: Segalla Spencer D.
• Pubblicazione: Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 289 pages)
• Disciplina: 363.700961
• Soggetto topico: Decolonization - Africa, North; Decolonization - Africa, French-speaking; Environmental disasters - Political aspects - Africa, North
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Algeria, 1954 Chapter 3. Fréjus 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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"--
• Altri titoli varianti: Empire and Catastrophe
• Titolo autorizzato: Empire and Catastrophe
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910688576003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: France overseas.