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    New York [u.a.] :Columbia Univ. Press,
    UID:
    almafu_BV026576404
    Format: 272 S.
    ISBN: 0-231-14086-X , 0-231-51176-0
    Language: English
    Subjects: Romance Studies
    RVK:
    Keywords: 1913-1960 Camus, Albert
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  • 2
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    New York, NY :Columbia University Press,
    UID:
    almafu_9958351815202883
    Format: 1 online resource
    ISBN: 9780231511766
    Content: In these original readings of Albert Camus' novels, short stories, and political essays, David Carroll concentrates on Camus' conflicted relationship with his Algerian background and finds important critical insights into questions of justice, the effects of colonial oppression, and the deadly cycle of terrorism and counterterrorism that characterized the Algerian War and continues to surface in the devastation of postcolonial wars today. During France's "dirty war" in Algeria, Camus called for an end to the violence perpetrated against civilians by both France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) and supported the creation of a postcolonial, multicultural, and democratic Algeria. His position was rejected by most of his contemporaries on the Left and has, ironically, earned him the title of colonialist sympathizer as well as the scorn of important postcolonial critics. Carroll rescues Camus' work from such criticism by emphasizing the Algerian dimensions of his literary and philosophical texts and by highlighting in his novels and short stories his understanding of both the injustice of colonialism and the tragic nature of Algeria's struggle for independence. By refusing to accept that the sacrifice of innocent human lives can ever be justified, even in the pursuit of noble political goals, and by rejecting simple, ideological binaries (West vs. East, Christian vs. Muslim, "us" vs. "them," good vs. evil), Camus' work offers an alternative to the stark choices that characterized his troubled times and continue to define our own. "What they didn't like, was the Algerian, in him," Camus wrote of his fic
    Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Preface: A Voice from the Past -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction: “The Algerian” In Camus -- , 1. The Place Of The Other -- , 2. Colonial Borders -- , 3. Exile -- , 4. Justice Or Death? -- , 5. Terror -- , 6. Anguish -- , 7. Last Words -- , Conclusion: Terrorism And Torture: From Algeria To Iraq -- , Notes -- , Index , In English.
    Language: English
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  • 3
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    New York : Columbia University Press
    UID:
    gbv_1003598722
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 237 pages)
    Edition: Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Electronic reproduction
    ISBN: 023114086X , 0231511760 , 0231140878 , 9780231140867 , 9780231511766 , 9780231140874
    Content: This original reading of Albert Camus' novels, short stories, and political essays concentrates on Camus' conflicted relationship with his Algerian background and finds important critical insights into issues of justice, the effects of colonial oppression, and the deadly cycle of terrorism and counterterrorism that characterized the Algerian War and continues to surface in the devastation of postcolonial wars today. David Carroll emphasizes the Algerian dimensions of Camus' literary and philosophical texts and highlights his understanding of both the injustice of colonialism and
    Content: "The Algerian" in Camus -- The place of the other -- Colonial borders -- Exile -- Justice or death? -- Terror -- Anguish -- Last words -- Terrorism and torture: from Algeria to Iraq
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. , In English
    Additional Edition: ISBN 023114086X
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9780231140867
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Carroll, David, 1944- Albert Camus, the Algerian New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007
    Language: English
    Keywords: Computer network resources
    URL: Volltext  (lizenzpflichtig)
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  • 4
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    New York :Columbia University Press,
    UID:
    almahu_9948316445302882
    Format: xiv, 237 p.
    Edition: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
    Note: "The Algerian" in Camus -- The place of the other -- Colonial borders -- Exile -- Justice or death? -- Terror -- Anguish -- Last words -- Terrorism and torture: from Algeria to Iraq.
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books.
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