ALGERIAN REVOLUTION

The origins of the Algerian revolt lay in the development of a strong sense of nationalism and opposition to French colonial rule which devastated the economic and social structure of native life. The war itself welded together disparate elements of Algerian urban and rural society, despite serious threats to their unity and numerous rifts. The peasantry, especially in the Kabyle and Aures mountain areas in eastern Algeria, which were dominantly Berber (non-Arab) in origin, bore the brunt of the savage fighting and contributed greatly to the success of the revolution. However, the final achivement by the Algerians of independence was due less to the internal effects of the war inside Algeria and more to the war weariness and unwillingness of the French to continue the war and on other international factors. The violent legacy of the war has been reflected in the instability of the Algerian regime and its evolution in a more moderate direction.

The Berber (non-Arab) population of present day Algeria has a long history of bitter resistance to foreign rule by the Romans, Arabs, Turks and others. After the French took control in 1830, they imposed a colonial regime which disrupted traditional patterns of economic subsistence and the social structure and largely made the natives second-class citizens in their own country. T

. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
Wolf Peasant, Tunisia Egypt, Jacques Massu, French French, ALGERIAN REVOLUTION, Kabyle Aures, FLN International, Turks French, Revolution Algerian, Algerian Revolution, peasant wars, wolf peasant, wolf peasant wars, algerian revolution, opposition french, colonial rule, eric wolf, traditional patterns, berber non-arab, effective military, social structure, opposition french rule,
Approximate Word count = 999
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page)

More Essays on ALGERIAN REVOLUTION