Critically Compare the British Rule in India to the French one in Algeria. Throughout the nineteenth century‚ the rivalling countries of Britain and France were both looking to expand into different continents and build a successful empire. There are many reasons for this thirst for expansion‚ including economic growth and territorial gains. According to Gildea the emergence of non-European countries such as United States and Japan as great powers fuelled the nationalistic appetite for the extension
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and Algeria from France‚ by evaluation‚ it can be determined rather not the decolonisation of these two countries caused more problems than solved. Conversely‚ The Algerian Revolution began in 1954‚ with an uprising across the country by the FLN. The UN General Assembly recognised Algeria’s right to independence in 1960‚ but official French recognition of it did not come until 1962‚ when the war ended. The way to interdependence was a messy and violent process as The French viewed Algeria as a
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born in. Overall‚ a home is a place where you should feel accepted. French author‚ Albert Camus was born in Algeria and could not feel anymore left out from the society of which he lived in. Albert Camus wrote a book called‚ The Stranger‚ which takes place during the early 1940’s in Algeria. Although Albert was born in El Taref‚ Algeria‚ he was of French descent. Ever since 1848‚ Algeria was not only considered to be owned by the French‚ but also a part of France. Camus’s book was published in 1942
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● ● ● ● ● Most familiar form of rule in the ancient times has been monarchy. The vast majority of people in the past lived under some form of imperial rule. The French Revolution of 1789 introduced the idea of Liberty‚ Equality and Brotherhood. Tom Paine’s pamphlet ‘The Rights of Man’ established the idea that men had basic human rights. In the nineteenth century‚ the British and French empires began to expand rapidly. These two traditional overseas empires developed alongside older imperial powers such
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European colonial rulers left nations with mixed ethnic and religious groups‚ which led to corruption. These foreign nations were the one thing that pushed these countries to want to be free. The common thread that has driven the countries of Kenya‚ Algeria‚ and India to independence is the fact that the people wanted to escape rule from their colonial leaders in order to form their own country and the ethnic and religious tensions also
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civilizing others. In the ever more global world 18th century European nations traded through North Africa as part of this growing globalised economy. Owing to problems with Algeria in the form of piracy they attempted negotiations‚ when non-violent attempts at agreement were unsuccessful they made the decision of taking over Algeria through force. Now a problematic nation and its resources were under French rule and it had the added bonus of looking favourable in the home country where the monarchy
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Colonialism Fanon‚ like others meets them at the crossroads at the absolute horror of life in Algeria. Nothing could heal the experience they endured with a world of bombing and retaliations using torture. Violence was also predominate with hatred and lies. The book thus conveys a singular message that sums up that of the Algerian Struggle in which the only possible ending is liberation. Powerfully stated “The old Algeria is dead ” and that “the blood that has flowed onto national soil has produced a new humanity
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impoverished immigrants from the Mediterranean basin were flowing into Algeria; taking the people’s land and resources‚ and further weakening the country. Not only were the immigrants and the constant war weakening the country but the French in North Africa were also working on converting people to christianity and while although they only got mostly orphans and social outcasts it still created weakened the popular beliefs in Algeria. The page then continues to explain how once the French
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Engl 099/098 Date 10/22/12 Rewrite Algerian Engagement In Algeria‚ as all Arab countries‚ society revolves around religion and the religious customs of Islam. Marriage in Algeria is taken very seriously and considered by must as sign of maturity. According to the Qur’an‚ marriage must be based upon love. Algeria’s wedding customs are much the same as in other practicing Muslim communities. However the engagement in Algeria culture has a specific process. The first step of the engagement
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both Alexis de Tocqueville and Frantz Fanon concern themselves with the topic national identity‚ both in colonial period Algeria and abroad. For Fanon‚ this comes with the focus of how the colonized peoples can create and rebuild a national identity after many years under foreign rule. In direct contrast‚ de Tocqueville aims to manipulate the multiple identities present in Algeria during the 1830s to best allow
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