Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. List of illustrations and tables viii
5. Acknowledgements x
6. List of abbreviations xi
7. Glossary xiii
8. Introduction 1
9. 1 From the Sétif Massacre to the November insurrection 27
10. 2 The origins of the emancipation campaign, November 1954 to May 1958 68
11. 3 Unveiling 114
12. 4 The propaganda offensive and the strategy of contact 152
13. 5 The 'Mouvement de solidarité féminine' 178
14. 6 Military ‘pacification’ and the women of Bordj Okhriss 209
15. 7 The mobile socio-medical teams (EMSI) 245
16. 8 The battle over the personal status law of 1959 271
17. 9 The FLN and the role of women during the war 315
18. 10 From women’s radical nationalism to the restoration of patriarchy (1959–62) 348
19. 11 The post-independence state and the conservative marginalisation of women 369
20. Conclusion 394
21. Primary sources and select bibliography 402
22. Index 407