Paris 1961: Algerians, State Terror, and Memory

by Neil MacMaster and Jim House

Book Overview

The massacre of Algerian demonstrators by the Paris police on the night of 17 October 1961 is one of the most contested events in contemporary French history. This book provides a multi-layered investigation of the repression through a critical examination of newly opened archives, oral sources, the press and contemporary political movements and debates. The roots of violence are traced back to counter-insurgency techniques developed by the French...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199556652
• ISBN13: 9780199556656
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"