Overview

The massacre of Algerian demonstrators by the Paris police on the night of 17 October 1961 is one of the most contested events in contemporary French history. This book provides a multi-layered investigation of the repression through a critical examination of newly opened archives, oral sources, the press and contemporary political movements and debates. The roots of violence are traced back to counter-insurgency techniques developed by the French military in North Africa and introduced into Paris to crush the independence movement among Algerian migrant workers. The study shows how and why this event was rapidly expunged from public visibility in France, but was kept alive by immigrant and militant minorities, to resurface in a dramatic form after the 1980s. Through this case-study the authors explore both the dynamics of state terror as well as the complex memorial processes by which these events continue to inform and shape post-colonial society.

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Author:   Jim House (, Lecturer in French, University of Leeds) ,  Neil MacMaster (, Honorary Reader, University of East Anglia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.591kg
ISBN:  

9780199556656

ISBN 10:   0199556652
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   19 February 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

General Introduction Part I: Colonial Violence and State Terror Introduction 1: Papon and the Colonial Origins of Police Violence 2: The FLN Counter-State and Police Repression 1958-1961 3: The Police Crisis and Terror July to 16 October 1961 4: The Demonstrations of 17 to 20 October 1961 5: The Political Crisis 18 October to 1 December 1961 6: Counting the Victims and Identifying the Killers Part II: Revisiting October and the Afterlives of Memory Introduction 7: Contesting Colonial Repression 1945-1961 8: Fragmented Reactions to State Violence September-November 1961 9: The Marginalization of 17 October 1961 (1961-1968) 10: 'Underground' Memories 1962-1979 11: Emergent Memories 1980-1997? 12: Ever-Present Memories? Conclusion Bibliography Index

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[An] outstandingly well researched book. The English Historical Review [A] remarkable book...a very well-researched study which will become the definitive work on the subject. French History ...the mastery of sources and the authority of judgement in Jim House and Neil MacMaster's Paris 1961 Todd Shepard History Workshop Journal

[An] outstandingly well researched book. The English Historical Review [A] remarkable book...a very well-researched study which will become the definitive work on the subject. French History ...the mastery of sources and the authority of judgement in Jim House and Neil MacMaster's Paris 1961 Todd Shepard History Workshop Journal

`Review from previous edition 'this book is a real triumph of historical scholarship: it is thoroughly researched, clearly written and methodologically innovative.' ' Holger Nehring, H-Soz-u-Kult `'a highly significant contribution' ' International Socialism `'a landmark work'' Philippe Bernard, Le Monde

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