Beschreibung:
This study investigates the various extreme-rightist leagues in Algeria, with particular attention to certain key themes, among them the rabid xenophobia directed at the Jewish population and local Muslims. It demonstrates that fascism helped to construct a racial hierarchy to preserve European hegemony and a pool of cheap labor.
1. The Action Française, Jeunesses Patriotes, Unions latines, and the Birth of Latinité (1919-1931) 2. The Algerian Extreme Right, the Great Depression, and the Birth of Muslim Nationalism: The Croix de Feu and the Front Paysan (1928-1935) 3. An Algérianiste Insurrection: The Rassemblement national d'Action sociale and the Amitiés latines (1936-1938) 4. The Transformation of Metropolitan Strategy into Colonial Practice: The Parti populaire français and the Parti social français