Tag #Pieds-Noirs

What were the key factors that prevented the French colonists in Algeria from forming a distinct national identity, and how did this failure contribute to the events leading to the Algerian War?

Yves Santamaria's book, "L'Algérie et la France," examines the unrealized autonomist tendencies among French colonists in Algeria from 1830-1962. The author focuses on the colonists' failure to form a distinct identity, neglecting the perspective of the native Algerian population. This limited scope hinders the book's stated aim of illuminating missed opportunities to prevent conflict.