Algeria occupied a crucial place during a pivotal period in international history, as revolutionary movements challenged the last vestiges of European colonialism, independent power centers emerged in Asia and Europe, and the US and USSR began groping toward a new relationship to preserve their preeminence. Mecca of the Revolution helps us rethink all of these relationships. Based on amazing research, it is a highly original and important work of scholarship.
Jeffrey James Byrne is Assistant Professor of History at the University of British Columbia.