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OverviewPart murder mystery, part social history of political violence, Lethal Provocation is a forensic examination of the deadliest peacetime episode of anti-Jewish violence in modern French history. Joshua Cole reconstructs the 1934 riots in Constantine, Algeria, in which tensions between Muslims and Jews were aggravated by right-wing extremists, resulting in the deaths of twenty-eight people. Animating the unrest was Mohamed El Maadi, a soldier in the French army. Later a member of a notorious French nationalist group that threatened insurrection in the late 1930s, El Maadi became an enthusiastic supporter of France's Vichy regime in World War II, and finished his career in the German SS. Cole cracks the ""cold case"" of El Maadi's participation in the events, revealing both his presence at the scene and his motives in provoking violence at a moment when the French government was debating the rights of Muslims in Algeria. Local police and authorities came to know about the role of provocation in the unrest and killings and purposely hid the truth during the investigation that followed. Cole's sensitive history brings into high relief the cruelty of social relations in the decades before the war for Algerian independence. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joshua ColePublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: Cornell University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.907kg ISBN: 9781501739415ISBN 10: 1501739417 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 15 September 2019 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Introduction 1. Constantine in North African History 2. ""Native,"" ""Jewish,"" and ""European"" 3. The Crucible of Local Politics 4. The Postwar Moment 5. French Algeria's Dual Fracture 6. Provocation, Difference, and Public Space 7. Rehearsals for Crisis 8. Friday and Saturday, August 3-4, 1934 9. Sunday, August 5, 1934 10. Shock and Containment 11. Empire of Fright 12. The Police Investigation 13. The Agitator 14. The Trials Conclusion"ReviewsThis is a very impressive book. Joshua Cole's research, argumentation, and prose are all exceptional. His achievement should not be understated: Lethal Provocation will stand as the definitive history of a key event in Algeria's colonial era for generations to come. -- Benjamin Claude Brower, University of Texas at Austin, author of A <I>Desert Named Peace</I> Lethal Provocation is a tour de force. Here, at last, is a book worthy of the importance and complexity of the Constantine riots of 1934: a major and long-misunderstood event of modern French, Algerian, and Jewish history. Carefully researched and brilliantly contextualized, it deserves a wide audience. -- Ethan B. Katz, University of California Berkeley, author of <I>The Burdens of Brotherhood</I> Majestic. Cole's powerful narrative of the tragic events of 1934 compels historians of empire to rethink categories, approaches, and methodologies. His deep research into, and reflection on, 'French' North Africa sets a new standard for Colonial Studies. -- Julia Clancy-Smith, University of Arizona, author of <I>Mediterraneans</I> Majestic. Cole's powerful narrative of the tragic events of 1934 compels historians of empire to rethink categories, approaches, and methodologies. His deep research into, and reflection on, 'French' North Africa sets a new standard for Colonial Studies. -- Julia Clancy-Smith, University of Arizona, author of <I>Mediterraneans</I> Lethal Provocation is a tour de force. Here, at last, is a book worthy of the importance and complexity of the Constantine riots of 1934: a major and long-misunderstood event of modern French, Algerian, and Jewish history. Carefully researched and brilliantly contextualized, it deserves a wide audience. -- Ethan B. Katz, University of California Berkeley, author of <I>The Burdens of Brotherhood</I> This is a very impressive book. Joshua Cole's research, argumentation, and prose are all exceptional. His achievement should not be understated: Lethal Provocation will stand as the definitive history of a key event in Algeria's colonial era for generations to come. -- Benjamin Claude Brower, University of Texas at Austin, author of A <I>Desert Named Peace</I> Author InformationJoshua Cole is Professor of History at the University of Michigan. He teaches nineteenth and twentieth century European history and has published work on gender and the history of the population sciences, colonial violence, and the politics of memory in France, Algeria, and Germany. His book The Power of Large Numbers was selected as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2000 by Choice Magazine. He is also coauthor, with Carol Symes, of Western Civilizations. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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