Eyes to the South : French Anarchists and Algeria

Eyes to the South : French Anarchists and Algeria / written and translated by David Porter.

Eyes to the South explores important issues from the last six tumultuous decades of Algerian history, including French colonial rule, nationalist revolution, experiments in workers' self-management, the rise of radical Islamist politics, an insurgent revival of traditional decentralist resistan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Porter, David, 1939-
Other Authors: Boulouque, Sylvain
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, CA : A K Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Anarchism > Algeria > History.
Anarchism > France > History.
Anarchists > Algeria.
Anarchism
Anarchists
Politics and government
Anarchist
Algeria > Politics and government.
Algeria
France
Algerien
Frankreich
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Map of Algeria
  • Acknowledgments
  • Key Initials
  • Basic Timeline for Algeria, 1954-Present
  • Foreword / Sylvain Boulouque
  • Introduction
  • Personal Introduction
  • Historical Background of Modern Algeria: The Colonial Context and the Anti-Colonial Movement
  • Anarchist Background
  • Post-World War II French Anarchists
  • Anarchists and Nationalism
  • Anarchists in Algeria
  • Book Organization and Methodology
  • Part I. The Algerian War (1954-1962): Nationalism, Violence, and Revolution
  • Algerian Background: Realities of the National Liberation Struggle
  • French Anarchism Background: Engagement, Polarization, and Splits
  • French Anarchist Positions
  • Fédération Communiste Libertaire
  • Daniel Guérin
  • GAAR/Noir et Rouge
  • Federation Anarchiste
  • Albert Camus
  • Témoms
  • Anarcho-Pacifists
  • Anarcho-Individualists
  • Part II. The Ben Bella Regime (1962-1965): Ideal and Reality of Workers' Self-Management
  • Algerian Background: Power Struggles and "Algerian Socialism" 90 French Anarchism Background: Support, Younger Visions and Faded Vitality
  • French Anarchist Positions
  • Daniel Guerin
  • GAAK/Noir et Rouge
  • Fédération Anarchiste
  • Témotns
  • Part III. The Boumédienne Regime (1965-1978): State Socialism and Political Islam
  • Algerian Background: Balancing Left and Right in Consolidating the Regime
  • French Anarchism Background: New Reflections on Algerian Autogestion and the Peak and Aftermath of May-June 1968
  • French Anarchist Positions
  • Daniel Guérin
  • Noir et Rouge
  • La Lanterne Noire
  • UGAC/TAC
  • ORA/OCL/UTCL/OCA
  • Fédération Anarchiste
  • Anarchisme et Non-Violence
  • Part IV. The Chadli, Boudiaf and Zeroual Regimes (1979-1999): Berber and Urban Revolts, Liberalization and Military/Islamist Civil War
  • Algerian Background: Grassroots Insurgents, Political Reform and the "Black Decade" of Violence
  • French Anarchism Background: The Pluralistic Movement Sorts Out
  • French Anarchist Positions
  • UTCL/Alternative Libertaire
  • Anarcho-Syndicalists
  • Infos et Analyses Libertaires
  • Organisation Communiste Libertaire (OCL)
  • Informations et Réflexions Libertaires/La Gryffe
  • L'Oiseau-tempete
  • Fédération Anarchiste
  • SCALP/REFLEX/No Pasaran
  • Part V. The Bouteflika Regime (1999-Present): Horizontalist Resistance and Authoritarian Rule
  • Algerian Background: Kabyle Insurgency, Assemblies Movement and the "Democratic" Facade
  • French Anarchism Background: Distinct Voices and Identities
  • French Anarchist Positions
  • Alternative Libertaire
  • Organisation Communiste Libertaire
  • Fédération Anarchiste
  • Coordination des Groupes Anarchistes (CGA)
  • Anarcho-Syndicalists (CNT-AIT and CNT-F)
  • Le Jura Libertaire
  • No Pasaran
  • L'Oiseau-tempête
  • Offensive Libertaire et Sociale (OLS)
  • Réfractions
  • Insurrectionist Anarchists
  • Conclusion
  • Anarchism in Algeria
  • French Anarchists' "Alternative History" of Algeria
  • Reflections on the French Anarchist Movement
  • Reflections on the Anarchist Movement Generally
  • Endnotes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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