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# A History of Algeria

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Buy A History of Algeria by McDougall, James (ISBN: 9780521617307) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: Reference book about the modern history of Algeria - Great book. A very knowledgeable account of the history of Algeria. James McDougall knows what he is talking about. Sometimes a bit terse because the book condenses 5 centuries in a few hundreds of pages. I would have expected more about the Ottoman period. The account of French colonisation is fascinating. The style is heavy at times.
Review: Brilliant - Extremely well written; I found it hard to put down

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 404,437 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 42,586 in History (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (44) |
| Dimensions  | 15.24 x 2.59 x 22.86 cm |
| ISBN-10  | 0521617308 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0521617307 |
| Item weight  | 650 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 452 pages |
| Publication date  | 27 April 2017 |
| Publisher  | Cambridge University Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reference book about the modern history of Algeria
*by F***L on 16 March 2024*

Great book. A very knowledgeable account of the history of Algeria. James McDougall knows what he is talking about. Sometimes a bit terse because the book condenses 5 centuries in a few hundreds of pages. I would have expected more about the Ottoman period. The account of French colonisation is fascinating. The style is heavy at times.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant
*by J***T on 12 December 2022*

Extremely well written; I found it hard to put down

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good introduction to the country
*by H***Y on 17 July 2017*

This is the standout book in an admittedly sparsely-populated field. The first chapter covers the Ottoman period -- not in great detail, but providing a good general impression of the country in that time. The real meat of the book is in the following few sections, which give a good account of the rise and fall of the French colony. Mcdougall takes care to provide the Algerian as well as French perspectives, without neglecting the other European and Jewish elements which formed major parts of the society. The concluding chapters are more straightforwardly narrative, and conclude, right up to date, with the curious stasis as the country awaits the passing of the old leaders. Mcdougall emphasises throughout the non-state structures in Algerian society which grew up in response to the ecological and social conditions, and which have helped the country to survive its various traumas as well as it has. The prose style is fairly readable: you often get quite far into the sentence before encountering the main verb, but it's certainly not dense academicese. Well worth reading by anyone with an interest in the country.

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