Apostles of Modernity: Saint-Simonians and the Civilizing Mission in Algeria - Osama Abi-Mershed - Google Books

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Between 1830 and 1870, French army officers serving in the colonial Offices of Arab Affairs profoundly altered the course of political decision-making in Algeria. Guided by the modernizing ideologies of the Saint-Simonian school in their development and…