Walls of algiers: narratives of the city through text and image
Éditeur :
University of Washington Press
ISBN :
9780295988689
Date de publication :
3 avr. 2009
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Poids :
794 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Walls of Algiers examines the historical processes that transformed Ottoman Algiers, the "Bulwark of Islam," into "Alger la blanche," the colonial urban showpiece - and, after the outbreak of revolution in 1954 - counter-model of France's global empire.