French Orientalist Literature in Algeria, 1845-1882: Colonial Hauntings

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Through literary and historical readings, this book explores how France was haunted by the violence of its colonial efforts in Algeria. Employing literary, philosophical, and archival analyses, it provides a new perspective on literary works from the French colonial period, while addressing questions of history, trauma, memory, and culture.;Cover; French OrientalistLiterature in Algeria,1845â#x80;#x93;1882; French OrientalistLiterature in Algeria,1845â#x80;#x93;1882: Colonial Hauntings; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Haunted Orientalism; Colonialism and its discontents; Critical Hauntographies; Algeria and France: â#x80;#x9C;The 1840 Momentâ#x80;#x9D;; Strangers in a Strange Land; Notes; Chapter 1; Subjectivity Undone; Before the 1845 Voyage: Haunted by the East; An Incomplete Publication; â#x80;#x9C;Des géographies fantastiquesâ#x80;#x9D;; A Ghostly Algeria; Haunting Figures: The Aissoua and the Dance of the Djinns; Further into Darkness; Notes; Chapter 2. Cover French OrientalistLiterature in Algeria,1845â#x80 #x93 1882 French OrientalistLiterature in Algeria,1845â#x80 #x93 1882: Colonial Hauntings Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Haunted Orientalism Colonialism and its discontents Critical Hauntographies Algeria and France: â#x80 #x9C The 1840 Momentâ#x80 #x9D Strangers in a Strange Land Notes Chapter 1 Subjectivity Undone Before the 1845 Voyage: Haunted by the East An Incomplete Publication â#x80 #x9C Des géographies fantastiquesâ#x80 #x9D A Ghostly Algeria Haunting Figures: The Aissoua and the Dance of the Djinns Further into Darkness Notes Chapter 2. The UnsettledFromentinâ#x80 #x99 s récits algériens A Troubled Witness Furia francese â#x80 #x9C Une ville à moitié morteâ#x80 #x9D Shallow Graves Innocent Victims Memento Mori Notes Chapter 3 Battlefields and Barbarians â#x80 #x9C La description dâ#x80 #x99 un champ de batailleâ#x80 #x9D Colonization and Enslavement Decadence in Paris and Carthage â#x80 #x9C Un civilisé qui se barbarise et un barbare qui se civiliseâ#x80 #x9D Notes Chapter 4 Le Mal de la Kasbah Loti in Algeria Colonial Pathologies Fleurs dâ#x80 #x99 ennui Dreadful Bones The Haunted Kasbah Phantoms of Past Crimes Colonialismâ#x80 #x99 s Haunted Prison-House. A Morality Tale?Notes Afterword Notes Bibliography Index About the Author.