A Diplomatic Revolution: Algeria's Fight for Independence and the Origins of the Post-Cold War Era
by Matthew Connelly
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Fought at a strategic crossroads in the Cold War, Algeria's war for independence was a harbinger of the contemporary era. In this history, the author shows how the rebels harnessed the forces of globalization to break up the French Empire.Tags
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I read this and Horne's [b:A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962|18242|A Savage War of Peace Algeria, 1954-1962|Alistair Horne|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386926490s/18242.jpg|19698] concurrently, and I found Horne's book—though twice as long—to be much more rewarding. It is perhaps an unfair comparison, given the difference in scope, but the theme of "conscious agency" was common to both.
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Matthew Connelly is Professor of History at Columbia University.
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- A Diplomatic Revolution: Algeria's Fight for Independence and the Origins of the Post-Cold War Era
- Original publication date
- 2002
- Important places
- Algeria; France
- Important events
- Algerian War (1954 | 1962)
- Disambiguation notice
- Full title (2002): A diplomatic revolution : Algeria's fight for independence and the origins of the post-cold war era / Matthew Connelly
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