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

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.