The Historical Dictionary of Algeria FROM THE PUBLISHER
Algeria is in its greatest crisis since independence. In the expanded introduction to the second edition of "The Hisorical Dictionary of Algeria", Profesor Phillip C. Naylor attributes the current tumult to the nation's inability to reconcile its social and historical legacies. This timely publication will enable students from secondary to graduate levels to explore Algeria's history from prehistoric to contemporary times. "The Historical Dictionary of Algeria" is an enlarged and updated resource highlighted by new and augmented entries, maps, and appendices. The glossary and list of acronyms/ abbreviations have also been extended. The bibliography features recent works and an essay besides traditional format. This book enables students and specialists to obtain fundamental information and guidance and offers research and public libraries with a valuable aid for understanding a strategic nation that cannot be neglected.
Author Biography: Phillip C. Naylor is Director of the Western Civilization Program and Associate Professor of History at Marquette University. He is coeditor of "Algeria: State and Society" (1992) and has authored articles for the "Encyclopedia Americana" and the "Academic American Encyclopedia". He is currently working on a book on the French-Algerian postcolonial relationship. Alf Andrew Heggoy (d. 1987) was Professor of History at University of Georgia. His books include "Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Algeria" (1972); "The French Conquest of Algiers, 1830: An Oral Tradition" (1986); and "Through Foreign Eyes: Western Attidues Toward North Africa" (editor, 1982). He helped organize and presided over the French Colonial Historical Society,and edited its "Proceedings". An annual book award is presented by the Society in Heggoy's memory. Both Heggoy and Naylor have published articles in a variety of journals including "Muslim World, Africana Journal, Africa Today, "and "African Studies Review".
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