Wartime North Africa: a documentary history, 1934-1950
"This book, the first-ever collection of primary documents on North African history and the Holocaust, gives voice to the diversity of those involved-Muslims, Christians, and Jews; women, men, and children; black, brown, and white; the unknown and the notable; locals, refugees, the displaced, a...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Stanford, California
Stanford University Press
[2022]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
North Africa
/ War
/ World War
/ Experience account
/ Spring
/ Afrikanischer Soldat
/ History 1934-1950
B North Africa / World War / Jews / Experience account / Religion / History 1934-1950 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations BH Judaism KBL Near East and North Africa TK Recent history ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, North African
B World War, 1939-1945 (Africa, North) Sources B Africa, North History 20th century Sources |
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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "This book, the first-ever collection of primary documents on North African history and the Holocaust, gives voice to the diversity of those involved-Muslims, Christians, and Jews; women, men, and children; black, brown, and white; the unknown and the notable; locals, refugees, the displaced, and the interned; soldiers, officers, bureaucrats, volunteer fighters, and the forcibly recruited. At times their calls are lofty, full of spiritual lamentation and political outrage. At others, they are humble, yearning for medicine, a cigarette, or a pair of shoes. Translated from French, Arabic, North African Judeo-Arabic, Spanish, Hebrew, Moroccan Darija, Tamazight (Berber), Italian, and Yiddish, or transcribed from their original English, these writings shed light on how war, occupation, race laws, internment, and Vichy French, Italian fascist, and German Nazi rule were experienced day by day across North Africa. Though some selections are drawn from published books, including memoirs, diaries, and collections of poetry, most have never been published before, nor previously translated into English. These human experiences, combined, made up the history of wartime North Africa"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1503611515 |