PDF Mecca of Revolution: Algeria, Decolonization, and the Third World Order By Jeffrey James Byrne
Mecca of Revolution: Algeria, Decolonization, and the Third World Order
Mecca of Revolution traces the ideological and methodological evolution of the Algerian Revolution, showing how an anticolonial nationalist struggle culminated in independent Algeria's ambitious agenda to reshape not only its own society, but international society too. In this work, JeffreyJames Byrne first examines the changing politics and international strategies of the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) during its war with France, including the embrace of more encompassing visions of decolonization that necessitated socio-economic transformation on a global scale alongMarxist/Leninist/Fanonist/Maoist/Guevarian lines. After independence, the Algerians played a leading role in Arab-African affairs as well as the far-reaching Third World project that challenged structural inequalities in the international system and the world economy, including initiatives such asthe Non-Aligned Movement, the G77, and the Afro-Asian movement. At the same time, Algiers, nicknamed the Mecca of
Product details: Mecca of Revolution: Algeria, Decolonization, and the Third World Order
Author : Jeffrey James Byrne
Pages : 408 pages
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
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ISBN-10 : 0190053771
ISBN-13 : 9780190053772

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