Saint-Simonians and the Civilizing Mission in Algeria
by
Osama Abi-Mershed
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2010
Between 1830 and 1870, French army officers serving in the colonial Offices of Arab Affairs profoundly altered the course of political decision-making in Algeria. Guided by the modernizing ideologies of the Saint-Simonian school in their development and implementation of colonial policy, the officers...