A unique account of the rise of the Berber cultural identity, in particular of the Kabyles of Algeria, in modern times. Luminaries such as Amrouche, Feraoun, Matoub, and Fares are impressively brought back to life. Abdourahman A. Waberi, author of Passage of Tears
An insightful and important addition to the field of postcolonial French studies, tracing the development of Berber consciousness in the 1930s to the events of the Arab Spring. Patricia Geesey, University of North Florida
A sensitive account of the paradoxical effects of colonialism and its aftermath on the formerly...