A Desert Named Peace: The Violence of France's Empire in the Algerian Sahara, 1844-1902

A Desert Named Peace

The Violence of France's Empire in the Algerian Sahara, 1844-1902

2009

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My Own Words
Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

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History

The Devil in the White City
Socialist Modern: East German Everyday Culture and Politics
Globalisation and the Nation in Imperial Germany
Revival and Reform in Islam: A Study of Islamic Fundamentalism
Sergei Witte and the Industrialization of Russia
Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad
Shattered Past: Reconstructing German Histories

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Absolute Destruction: Military Culture And The Practices Of War In Imperial Germany
Hitler's Empire
Inside The Third Reich
Beyond Band of Brothers
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A Desert Named Peace: The Violence of France's Empire in the Algerian Sahara, 1844-1902
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Peasant and Nation: The Making of Postcolonial Mexico and Peru
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