Between 1954 and 1962, Algerian women played a major role in the struggle to end French rule in one of the most violent wars of decolonisation of the twentieth century. Our fighting sisters is the first in-depth exploration of what happened to these women after independence. Based on new oral history interviews with women who participated in the war in a wide range of roles, from members of the Algiers urban bomb network to women who supported rural guerrillas, this book explores how female veterans viewed the post-independence state and its multiple discourses on 'the Algerian woman' in the...
Between 1954 and 1962, Algerian women played a major role in the struggle to end French rule in one of the most violent wars of decolonisation of the ...
Between 1954 and 1962, Algerian women played a major role in the struggle to end French rule in one of the most violent wars of decolonisation of the twentieth century. Our fighting sisters is the first in-depth exploration of what happened to these women after independence.
Based on new oral history interviews with women who participated in the war in a wide range of roles, from members of the Algiers urban bomb network to women who supported rural guerrillas, this book explores how female veterans viewed the post-independence state and its multiple discourses on 'the...
Between 1954 and 1962, Algerian women played a major role in the struggle to end French rule in one of the most violent wars of decolonisation of t...
