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Saharan Jews and the fate of French Algeria /

The history of Algerian Jews has thus far been viewed from the perspective of communities on the northern coast, who became, to some extent, beneficiaries of colonialism. But to the south, in the Sahara, Jews faced a harsher colonial treatment. In this book, Sarah Abrevaya Stein asks why the Jews of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stein, Sarah Abrevaya (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The history of Algerian Jews has thus far been viewed from the perspective of communities on the northern coast, who became, to some extent, beneficiaries of colonialism. But to the south, in the Sahara, Jews faced a harsher colonial treatment. In this book, Sarah Abrevaya Stein asks why the Jews of Algeria's south were marginalized by French authorities, how they negotiated the sometimes brutal results, and what the reverberations have been in the postcolonial era.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 261 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-252) and index.
ISBN:9780226123882
022612388X