The Battle for Algeria
PENNSYLVANIA STUDIES IN HUMAN RIGHTS
Bert B. Lockwood, Jr., Series Editor
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The Battle for Algeria
Sovereignty, Health Care, and Humanitarianism
Jennifer Johnson
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS
PHILADELPHIA
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Johnson, Jennifer, author.
The battle for Algeria : sovereignty, health care, and humanitarianism / Jennifer Johnson.
pages cm. — (Pennsylvania studies in human rights)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8122-4771-8 (alk. paper)
1. Algeria—History—Revolution, 1954–1962. 2. Algeria—Politics and government—1830–1962. 3. Decolonization—Algeria. 4. Medical care—Algeria—History—20th century. 5. Humanitarianism—Political aspects—Algeria. 6. Jabhat al-Tahrir al-Qawmi. 7. Red Cross and Red Crescent—Algeria—History. I. Title. II. Series: Pennsylvania studies in human rights.
DT295.J625 2016
965'.0461—dc23
2015016155
For my mom
Contents
Note on Sources, Names, and Spellings
2. Medical Pacification and the Sections Administratives Spécialisées
3. “See Our Arms, See Our Physicians”: The Algerian Health-Services Division
4. Internationalizing Humanitarianism: The Algerian Red Crescent
5. The International Committee of the Red Cross in Algeria
6. Global Diplomacy and the Fight for Self-Determination
Abbreviations
| ACICR | Archives du Comité International de la Croix-Rouge |
| AJAAS | Association de la Jeunesse Algérienne pour l’Action Sociale |
| ALN | Armée de Libération Nationale |
| AMG | Assistance Médicale Gratuite |
| AML | Amis du Manifeste et de la Libérté |
| ANA | Algerian National Archives |
| ANOM | Archives Nationales d’Outre-Mer |
| ASSRA | Adjointe Sanitaire et Sociale Rurale Auxiliaire |
| CCE | Comité de Coordination et d’Exécution |
| CH | centres d’hébergements |
| CMI | centres militaires d’internés |
| CNRA | Conseil National de la Révolution Algérienne |
| CRA | Croissant-Rouge Algérien |
| CRF | Croix-Rouge Française |
| CTT | centres de tri et de transit |
| ECPAD | Établissement de Communication et de Production Audiovisuelle de la Défense |
| EMSI | Équipe Medico-Sociale Itinérante |
| FIS | Front Islamique du Salut |
| FLN | Front de Libération Nationale |
| GPRA | Gouvernement Provisoire de la République Algérienne |
| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
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