The Trials
The trials of those charged with murder during the August 1934 riots in Constantine took place in July 1935 and February 1936, in the midst of a rapidly deteriorating political atmosphere in Algeria. I argue that the evidence points to a degree of collusion among the prosecutors and defense lawyers to control the narrative of the riots that emerged in the public accounts of the trials. Mohamed El Maadi appeared briefly in one of the trials as a witness for the prosecution, and the lawyers on all sides reinforced the assumption that the story of the riots was best understood as contrasting “Jewish” and “Muslim” narratives that had little to do with the broader political context of French colonial reforms.
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2010 ◽
Vol 4
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pp. 75-77
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2005 ◽
Vol 37
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pp. 667-691
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2016 ◽
Vol 19
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pp. 82-93
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2020 ◽
Vol 23
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pp. 355-385
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