The French colonial occupation and the Algerian National Identity: alienation or assimilation

Ladjal, Tarek and Bensaid, Benaouda (2012) The French colonial occupation and the Algerian National Identity: alienation or assimilation. Int. J. Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, 2 (2/3). pp. 142-152. ISSN 1753-9412 2012

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Abstract

The problem of cultural identity continues to plague the Algerian society half a century after liberation from French colonisation in 1962. This paper seeks to analyse the question of Algerian national identity during the French colonial occupation, discuss its causes, manifestations and ramifications, and examine the policies of alienation and assimilation adopted by the French authorities in their treatment of their subjects. This study shows that issues of culture and identity were continually used as strategies of control and domination, and that both of these policies carried out decisive impact on both the past and present development of Algeria.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	6450/28570
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Algeria; identity; alienation; assimilation; French colonialism; France.
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H10 Societies
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of General Studies
Depositing User:	Dr Benaouda Bensaid
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2013 13:51
Last Modified:	13 Feb 2013 20:02
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/28570

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