Albert Camus, the Algerian colonialism, terrorism, justice

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 de...

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Main Author: Carroll, David 1944- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Columbia University Press c2007
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:xiv, 237p. 24cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780231140867 (cloth : alk. paper)
023114086X (cloth : alk. paper)