A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954–1962

A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954–1962
	Book cover
Author	Alistair Horne
Audio read by	James Adams
Language	English
Subject	History of Algeria
Genre	Non-fiction, history
Publisher	Viking Press and New York Review Books
Publication date	1977 (first edition)
Pages	604
ISBN	978-0670619641
Website	Penguin RandomHouse page, New York Review Books page

A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954–1962 is a book by Alistair Horne and first published by Viking Press in 1977. The book covers the background, events and aftermath of the Algerian War (1954–1962).^[1]^[2]

Structure

The work contains normal front material and an author's preface. The book is divided into two unequal parts: A small introductory section, Part One: Prelude, 1830-1854 containing chapters 1–3; followed by Part Two: The War, 1954–1958, which contains most of the work, from chapters 4–25. The book contains a number of appedices including an afterward, a bibliography, and chronology of events. Later editions contain an updated preface by the author.^[3]

Academic journal reviews

Cooke, James J. (1979). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962, Alistair Horne". The American Historical Review. 84 (1): 226. doi:10.2307/1855820. JSTOR 1855820.
Shamsuddin, Farrid (2009). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962, Alistair Horne". Journal of Peace Research. 46 (3): 456. doi:10.1177/00223433090460030908. JSTOR 25654422. S2CID 109154048.
Manrique, Luis Esteban G. (2007). "Irak a través del prisma de la guerra de Argelia". Política Exterior. 21 (117): 199–203. JSTOR 20646078.
Williams, Ann (1978). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962., Alistair Horne". International Affairs. 54 (3): 522–524. doi:10.2307/2616204. JSTOR 2616204.
Sigwalt, Richard (1979). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962, Alistair Horne". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 441: 199. doi:10.1177/000271627944100116. JSTOR 1043304. S2CID 144679049.
Shorrock, William I. (1979). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962, Alistair Horne". The Historian. 41 (4): 783–784. JSTOR 24443559.
"Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962, Alistair Horne". The Wilson Quarterly. 2 (3): 159–160. 1978. JSTOR 40255476.
Busi, Frederick (1979). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962, Alistair Horne". The French Review. 52 (6): 944–945. JSTOR 391811.
Perkins, Kenneth J. (1979). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962, Alistair Horne". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 12 (4): 708–710. doi:10.2307/218090. JSTOR 218090.
Ageron, Charles-Robert (1980). "Reviewed work: A savage War of Peace. Algeria, 1954–1962, Alistair Horne". Revue Historique. 2 (536): 495–496. JSTOR 40953493.
Albrecht-Carrie, René (1978). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962., Alistair Horne". Political Science Quarterly. 93 (3): 542–543. doi:10.2307/2149571. JSTOR 2149571.

Publishing history

Original hardback edition: 1977, Viking Press.^[4]
Paperback edition: 2006, NYRB Classics.^[5]
Audiobook edition: 2008, Blackstone Audio.^[6]
Kindle ebook edition: 2011, NYRB Classics.^[7]

About the author

Sir Alistair Allan Horne CBE FRSL (9 November 1925 – 25 May 2017)^[8] was a British historian and academic best known for his works about armed conflicts involving 19th- and 20th-century France, including his classic about the Algerian War, A Savage War of Peace. A former spy and journalist, Horne wrote more than 20 books on travel, history, and biography.

Similar or related works

History and the culture of nationalism in Algeria (Cambridge Middle East Studies, Series No. 24) by James McDougall
A History of Algeria by James McDougall

References

Notes

Citations

^ Cooke, James J. (1979). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962, Alistair Horne". The American Historical Review. 84 (1): 226. doi:10.2307/1855820. JSTOR 1855820.
^ Shamsuddin, Farrid (2009). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962, Alistair Horne". Journal of Peace Research. 46 (3): 456. doi:10.1177/00223433090460030908. JSTOR 25654422. S2CID 109154048.
^ Horne, Alistair (2011), "A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954–1962", Google Books, ISBN 9780140051377
^ Horne, A. (1977). Savage War Of Peace, A: Algeria, 1954–1962 (Hardback ed.). Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-670-61964-1.
^ "A Savage War of Peace by Alistair Horne", Penguin RandomHouse and New York Review Books (Paperback ed.), retrieved 4 August 2023
^ A Savage War of Peace (Audio ed.). Audible.
^ Horne, A. (2011). A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962 (eBook ed.). NYRB Classics.
^ "Sir Alistair Horne, historian, journalist and former spy – obituary". The Telegraph. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

External links

New York Review Books.
Penguin Random House.
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954–1962; 1979 paperback edition, Google Books.
Interview with author about the book, 30 April 2007, C-SPAN.

[1] Cooke, James J. (1979). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962, Alistair Horne". The American Historical Review. 84 (1): 226. doi:10.2307/1855820. JSTOR 1855820.

[2] Shamsuddin, Farrid (2009). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962, Alistair Horne". Journal of Peace Research. 46 (3): 456. doi:10.1177/00223433090460030908. JSTOR 25654422. S2CID 109154048.

[3] Horne, Alistair (2011), "A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954–1962", Google Books, ISBN 9780140051377

[4] Horne, A. (1977). Savage War Of Peace, A: Algeria, 1954–1962 (Hardback ed.). Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-670-61964-1.

[5] "A Savage War of Peace by Alistair Horne", Penguin RandomHouse and New York Review Books (Paperback ed.), retrieved 4 August 2023

[6] A Savage War of Peace (Audio ed.). Audible.

[7] Horne, A. (2011). A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962 (eBook ed.). NYRB Classics.

[obit-8] "Sir Alistair Horne, historian, journalist and former spy – obituary". The Telegraph. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

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