The Battle for Algeria: Sovereignty, Health Care, and Humanitarianism

285 Pages·2015·8.47 MB·English

by  Jennifer Johnson

The Battle for Algeria
Pennsylvania studies in Human RigHts
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The Battle for Algeria
Sovereignty, Health Care, and Humanitarianism
Jennifer Johnson
univeRsity of Pennsylvania PRess
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Johnson, Jennifer, author.
The battle for algeria : sovereignty, health care, and humanitarianism / Jennifer
Johnson.
pages cm. — (Pennsylvania studies in human rights)
includes bibliographical references and index.
isBn 978-0-8122-4771-8 (alk. paper)
1. algeria— History— Revolution, 1954–1962. 2. algeria— Politics and
government— 1830–1962. 3. decolonization— algeria. 4. medical care— algeria—
History— 20th century. 5. Humanitarianism— Political aspects— algeria. 6. Jabhat al-
tahrir al- Qawmi. 7. Red Cross and Red Crescent— algeria— History. i. title. ii. series:
Pennsylvania studies in human rights.
dt295.J625 2016
965'.0461—dc23
2015016155
For my mom
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C o n t e n t s
list of abbreviations ix
note on sources, names, and spellings xi
introduction 1
1. The long Road to War 13
2. medical Pacification and the sections administratives spécialisées 38
3. “see our arms, see our Physicians”:
The algerian Health- services division 62
4. internationalizing Humanitarianism: The algerian Red Crescent 93
5. The international Committee of the Red Cross in algeria 126
6. global diplomacy and the fight for self- determination 157
Conclusion 192
notes 201
Bibliography 243
index 261
acknowledgments 267
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Ab b r e v i a t i o n s
aCiCR archives du Comité international de la Croix- Rouge
aJaas association de la Jeunesse algérienne pour l’action sociale
aln armée de libération nationale
amg assistance médicale gratuite
aml amis du manifeste et de la libérté
ana algerian national archives
anom archives nationales d’outre- mer
assRa adjointe sanitaire et sociale Rurale auxiliaire
CCe Comité de Coordination et d’exécution
CH centres d’hébergements
Cmi centres militaires d’internés
CnRa Conseil national de la Révolution algérienne
CRa Croissant- Rouge algérien
CRf Croix- Rouge française
Ctt centres de tri et de transit
eCPad Établissement de Communication et de Production audiovi-
suelle de la défense
emsi Équipe medico- sociale itinérante
fis front islamique du salut
fln front de libération nationale
gPRa gouvernement Provisoire de la République algérienne
iCRC international Committee of the Red Cross
igRP inspection générale des Regroupements de la Population
IJMES International Journal of Middle East Studies
mae ministère des affaires Étrangères
mna mouvement nationale algérien
mtld mouvement pour le triomphe des libertés démocratiques
naRa national archives and Records administration