Algeria

Algeria Algeria's coast provides easily-defended harbors that served as the basis for port cities since the time of the Phoenicians in the first millennium BCE. Since then, Romans, Vandals, Ummayyids, Abbassids, and Fatimids all controlled the coast at different periods, and by the 1500s, the ports were brought under the nominal control of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman government was represented by officials in Oran and Algiers who received protection from Ottoman military garrisons. By the 19th century, Morocco became independent of Ottoman rule under its own sultan. The rest of the North African port cities were ruled by Ottoman deys who faced fairly constant opposition from Berber chiefs who controlled the inland regions. During the…

country, Algeria is a country that immediately comes to mind. It is a country whose culture, as well as conflicts, has been almost entirely rooted as a lasting legacy of colonization. Algeria is located in Northern Africa, possessing a terrain that is generally split into the mountainous Mediterranean of the north and the deserts (including the Sahara) of the south (Algeria) .In order to understand how the French maintained such a strong hold in Algerian policy and culture, it is important to…

story similar to Bright, but focuses on a more detail information of the event and gives a brief overview on who Mkohtar Belmokhtar is. Despite the conflicting styles, both authors show case The Algerian situation for the readers to understand what is being stated in their articles. In the introduction of both articles, the authors introduce the topic, which is about the Algerian army trying to sustain a hostage situation. Both authors continue to explain the situation by their choices of words…

Algeria had one of the most violent decolonization processes in history. From 1830 to 1962, Algeria was a colony controlled and dominated by the French. French Algeria was created in 1827, when the French launched a war of conquest against the natives. They modernized the agricultural system and economy, however they did not help in many other ways. They lived separately from the Algerians, and enjoyed social and economic privileges others did not (Brown). Algerians were treated as second-class…

The colony of Algeria was one of many that was established by the French in order to rectify their diminishing image on the international spectrum. Throughout history, the nation of France has seemed to be in the shadows of Great Britain as well as struggling to keep up with their advancements. Throughout the 19th century, France experienced its fair share of losses, bad leaders, and through their eyes, national embarrassment. The revolution began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s which…

Algeria in France: Transpolitics, Race and Nation by Paul Silverstein, provides ethnography of the Algerian existence in France as well as the transnational Berber movement. Silverstein approaches his subjects through the medium of everyday life, following the random individuals he met during his field work in the 1990s, using an ethnographical methodology with a very critical and self-reflexive alertness of the environment he shared with them. His book is a critical work where it gives a…

Algeria, an independent country located in north Africa, and is one of the world's top suppliers for oil and gas. After being ruled by France for more than a century, Algeria got their independence in the late 1960s. Since then, Algeria is known to have one of the most dominating governments throughout the world. With a population of over 39 million the country has found themselves in a crisis fighting against Al-Qaeda. (AQIM) Al-Qaeda is recognized as an international terrorist group who is…

Algeria is located in North Africa and is the biggest country in Africa. Algeria acceded to independence in 1962 after undergoing about a century of colonization by France. After the independence Algeria adopted a constitution in September 1963. The constitution has been amended several times, and the last time was in 2008 (2013). The first political party of Algeria is known as the FLN (National Liberation Front). The FLN helped in the fighting against France for the independence. FLN has…

The word rai music has been able to create a distinct place in the Algerian history. The word rai means opinion. In the Algerian society, this genre of music has had a controversial position. Rai started off more as an expression of taboo topics, such as sexuality. It was the singer’s way of expressing their opinions and feeling about such taboo topics. So generally, in a growingly conservative society, rai was seen as “dirty,” “impure” and was looked down upon. In this paper, I am to look at…

Imperialism of France and Algeria Imperialism was a powerful force around the world throughout the 1800s. One place that was greatly affected by Imperialism was Africa. Imperialism is when a country exploits a weaker country for resources, new markets, or Nationalist gain. Powers such as Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Portugal were scrambling for land in Africa. These European powers wanted the resources and land in Africa. The European’s were able to defeat African tribes due…