 | Arabs of the Jewish Faith: The Civilizing Mission in Colonial Algeria Subjects: Jews -- Algeria -- History -- 19th century; Jews -- Cultural assimilation -- Algeria; Algeria -- Colonization -- History -- 19th century; Algeria -- Ethnic relations; France -- Colonies -- Algeria -- Ethnic relations; Exploring how Algerian Jews responded to and appropriated France's newly conceived "civilizing mission" in the mid-nineteenth century, Arabs of the Jewish Faith shows that the ideology, while rooted in French Revolutionary ideals of regeneration, enlightenment, and emancipation, actually developed as a strategic response to the challenges of controlling the unruly and highly diverse populations of Algeria's coastal cities. JOSHUA SCHREIER is an assistant professor of history at Vassar College. |
