Poke the Bear » Colonialism http://blog.meadowsonline.com A Different View Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:10:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Battle of Algiers http://blog.meadowsonline.com/2009/02/05/the-battle-of-algiers/ http://blog.meadowsonline.com/2009/02/05/the-battle-of-algiers/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:11:28 +0000 john http://blog.meadowsonline.com/?p=273 I had no idea this film (which I first saw in a political science class in first year university more than 25 years ago) was available (legitimately) on the web. The subject of the film is the Algerian fight for independence in the 1950’s.

I cannot recommend it highly enough, for its stark, unflinching look at terrorism vs. colonialism, and what it does to people. Sadly, given what is happening in Gaza, Iraq etc. it is just as relevant today as when it was made, decades ago.

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