Apostles of Modernity: Saint-Simonians and the Civilizing Mission in Algeria

By: Osama Abi-Mershed

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Synopsis: Influenced by the teachings of philosopher Henri de Saint-Simon (1760-1825), says Ali-Mershed (history, Georgetown U.), France's military Arabists making colonial policy for Algeria from 1830 to 1870 opposed native assimilation, and promoted what they called controlled association with the Muslims. Following him, they contested the existence of primordial human racial and cultural racial and cultural characteristics, he explains, and insisted that societies at different stages of historical development should evolve within their particular institutional structures and cultural traditions. He describes how their discretionary control over the Arab territories provided them a human laboratory for their experiments with Saint-Simonian reforms, and the geographic space to erect a semi-autonomous and protected Arab Kingdom. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 329 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780804774727
Related ISBNs:: 9780804769099
Publisher:: Stanford University Press
Date of Addition:: 05/16/17
Copyrighted By:: Osama W. Abi-Mershed
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
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