Colonial trauma : a study of the psychic and political consequences of colonial oppression in Algeria / Karima Lazali ; translated by Matthew B. Smith.
"Originally published in French as Le trauma colonial. Une enquete sur les effets psychiques et politiques contemporains de l'oppression coloniale en Algerie ℗♭ Editions La Decouverte, Paris, 2018." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Psychoanalysis and Algerian Paradoxes -- Colonial Rupture -- Colonialism Consumed by War -- Colonialism's Devastating Effects on Post-Independence Algeria -- Fratricide: The Dark Side of the Political Order -- The Internal War of the 90s -- State of Terror and State Terror -- Legitimacy, Fratricide and Power -- Getting Out of the Colonial Pact -- Conclusion: Ending the Colonial Curse: Lessons from Fanon.
Summary:
"A powerful account of the subjective dimension of colonial domination"-- Provided by publisher.
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