An Empire of Facts: Colonial Power, Cultural Knowledge, and Islam in Algeria, 1870–1914 - Critical Perspectives on Empire - Trumbull IV, George R. (Dartmouth College, New Hampshire) - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9780521734349 - November 19, 2009
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An Empire of Facts: Colonial Power, Cultural Knowledge, and Islam in Algeria, 1870–1914 - Critical Perspectives on Empire


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A fascinating account of the formation of French conceptions of Islam in Algeria. George Trumbull places narratives by travellers, bureaucrats, scholars and writers at the heart of the production of colonial knowledge and misconceptions about Islam that determined the imperial cultural politics of Algeria and its interactions with republican France.


328 pages, 18 b/w illus. 1 map

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 19, 2009
ISBN13 9780521734349
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 328
Dimensions 153 × 226 × 14 mm   ·   520 g
Language English  

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