This book presents a detailed survey of language attitudes, conflicts and policies over the period from 1830, when the French occupied Algeria, up to 2012, the

For decades the superimposition of languages in Algeria has had growing cultural and political consequences. The relations between identity and language, alread

This book examines the role of foreign languages and cultures in the Algerian educational system, highlighting how cultural imperialism and supremacy persist th

The first full account for a generation of the war against French colonialism in Algeria, setting out the long-term causes of the war from the French occupation

As the colonial hegemony of empire fades around the world, the role of language in ethnic conflict has become increasingly topical, as have issues concerning th