Algerian War

Algerians began fighting for their independence in 1954, nearly after 130 years of violence and oppression from French colonialism. Years of anger and frustration led to the Algerian Revolution to rapidly take place in the mid-1950s. The Algerian war has been described as a “moment in which gendered, religious, and ethnic identities were challenged.” Along with the fight for liberation, the fight for equality was rising as a result of the women’s movement. In the midst of the 19th century, Algerian society was conservative and patriarchal. This was a result of the Islamic Sharia Law that favored males and denied women of equal rights. They were strictly following the centuries-old tradition in which women were supposed to be domestic servants,…

Frantz Fanon provides us with an astute account of the social and cultural changes that occurred in Algeria during the War of Independence. This review will examine the book’s two most discussed chapters, “Algeria Unveiled” and “The Algerian Family.” Fanon uses two distinct narrative forms: one that is reflective of his first-hand experience and personal investment in the quest for Algerian liberation and another, more descriptive, clinical-analytical approach. Given the fact that Fanons had…

the term Algerian War (Merriman 2006: 55). It began on November 1, 1954 when the National Liberation Front (FLN) launched attacks in various parts of Algeria against military installations – police posts, warehouses, communication facilities, and public utilities (On War: 1). The National Liberation Front was a socialist political party in Algeria set up to obtain independence for Algeria from France. They began a guerrilla war against France and sought diplomatic recognition at the UN to…

operatives are Arabs, but not all Arabs living in Algiers are their “enemy” (Pontecorvo, 55:80-56:06). Mathieu further classifies them as a “minority” (Pontecorvo, 56:17). These classifications ultimately provide a separation of the parts and the whole. Instead of seeing the FLN as the whole being explained, the whole that Pontecorvo is ultimately portraying is the Arabic Algerians culture within Algiers. Compared to the new group Pontecorvo has introduced, the FLN are minorities, and even more…

To what Extent was torture successful during the Algerian War? Total Words: 1993  Table of Contents A.Plan of Investigation………………………………………………….. 3 B.Summary of Evidence………………………………………………… 4-6 C.Evaluation of Sources……………………………………………….... 7-8 D.Analysis …………………………………………………………….... 8-10 E.Conclusion……………………………………………………………. 11 F.Bibliography………………………………………………………….. 12  A. Plan of the Investigation This investigation will assess to what extent was torture successful during the Algerian…

Emerald Johnson Matthew Quest AFST 236 October 12, 2015 Battle of the Algiers Review The Battle of the Algiers was a thought provoking film with many focal points for discussion. It was intriguing albeit hard to watch due to societal expectations of higher quality films. While watching it I could see how it could possibly be controversial at the time due to the fresh events that happened a few years earlier (upon which it was based). After looking up more information out of curiosity I read…

Violence, most notably took the form of torture during the Algerian war. Due to the immense violence of the war, it was difficult to come to terms even decades after. Torture took many forms of pain, humiliation and shaming of the Algerians in order to gain information. The information that was at stake helped the French to bring down the hierarchy of the FLN. Although torture helped the French win battles, in the end it might of cost them the war by bringing more Algerians to the FLN’s side.…

society it becomes a main goal of the native to make a change. Decolonization is a meeting of two opposite forces, the native and the settler, which usually ends up at in some kind of war. According to Fanon, in order for a group that has been decolonized to make a successful change the natives need to take action instead of being observers and should utilize all means including violence. The problem starts with the obvious large division of zones in the colonial world. The zone of the settlers…

As Wayne E. Lee points out in his book Waging War, modern warfare revolves around insurgencies. Due to the asymmetry of weaponry in these conflicts, insurgencies aim to make warfare as protracted as possible. As seen in the 1966 movie The Battle of Algiers, the insurgencies in Algeria use their limited capacity for conflict to their advantage, and fight the French descriptive instead of head on. The French army failed to deal with the insurgency effectively and thus public opinion in France…

The Algerian War for Independence events started to emerge during the 50’s in 1954. Since 1830, Algeria use to have been a colony of France, but right around near the end of World War Two, we all began desperately striving for and wanting independence. On the 8th of May on the year of 1945 France was celebrating their liberation from Germany. At the same time, Algeria began rallying for Independence from France. This brought the events to French soldiers firing on the rally and killing…