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Tricolor and Crescent
France and the Islamic World
Tricolor and Crescent
France and the Islamic World
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For 1,400 years, France has been in contact with Islam and Muslim populations. This study explores their long relationship and history, examining in particular the expansion and contraction of France's Islamic Empire throughout the 20th century. This modern empire essentially consisted of conquered territories inhabited by Muslims and administered by Frenchmen. Thus far, France has avoided a September 11-type terrorist attack despite the intra-country presence of Muslim terrorist groups like the Roubaix gang and Bin Laden's al-Qa'ida. Other Western countries can learn a great deal from France's long and varied experiences.
Watson addresses the origins of Franco-Muslim contact and details early cases of French expansion into the Islamic world. The bulk of the book, however, focuses on the creation of the modern French Empire in Saharan and Sudannic Africa, as well as in Syria and the Lebanese Mandates, during the New Imperialism of the 19th and 20th centuries. Features include a selection of pertinent documents that illustrate the extent of French involvement with the Islamic world.
Table of Contents
The Sahara and the Legion
France, the Muslims, and Eastern Mediterranean Through World War I
French Colonization in the Islamic World Through the Interwar Years
World War II, the Arabs, and the Empire
The Beginning of the End of the French Islamic Empire
The Algerian Crisis
The Aftermath of Empire
Product details
| Published | 30 Jun 2003 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 320 |
| ISBN | 9780275974701 |
| Imprint | Praeger |
| Dimensions | 235 x 156 mm |
| Series | Perspectives on the Twentieth Century |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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