Algeria from within

About this eBook

Author

Bodley, R. V. C. (Ronald Victor Courtenay), 1892-1970

Original Publication

United States: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1927.

Credits

Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive and the HathiTrust Digital Library)

Language

English

LoC Class

DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa

Subject

Algeria -- Description and travel

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 70287

Release Date

March 14, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ALGERIA FROM WITHIN
2. 2.FOREWORD
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.CHAPTER I THE OBJECT OF THE BOOK
5. 5.CHAPTER II A LITTLE GEOGRAPHY
6. 6.CHAPTER III A LITTLE HISTORY
7. 7.CHAPTER IV THE FRENCH CONQUEST OF ALGERIA
8. 8.CHAPTER V THE INHABITANTS TO-DAY
9. 9.CHAPTER VI FRENCH ADMINISTRATION OF ALGERIA — 1. Civilian — 2. Military
10. 10.CHAPTER VII ARAB ADMINISTRATION — 1. Through the Arab Chiefs — 2. Through the Arab Functionaries
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII MARABOUTS
12. 12.CHAPTER IX THE ARAB CHARACTER — FOOTNOTES
13. 13.CHAPTER X LIFE AMONG THE ARABS
14. 14.CHAPTER XI ARAB WOMEN
15. 15.CHAPTER XII ARAB LOVE AND THE WOMEN OF THE RESERVED QUARTER
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII ARAB MUSIC AND DANCING
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV RELIGION
18. 18.CHAPTER XV RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES
19. 19.CHAPTER XVI “MEKTOUB” AND OTHER SUPERSTITIONS
20. 20.CHAPTER XVII ABD-EL-KADER
21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII ARAB EDUCATION
22. 22.CHAPTER XIX SPORT AMONG THE ARABS
23. 23.CHAPTER XX THE NOMADS
24. 24.CHAPTER XXI SHEEP-BREEDING
25. 25.CHAPTER XXII OTHER PRODUCTS
26. 26.CHAPTER XXIII ALGIERS
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIV TWO EXCURSIONS
28. 28.CHAPTER XXV A VOYAGE — FOOTNOTES
29. 29.CHAPTER XXVI BOU SAADA
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVII THE FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE SAHARA
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVIII THE OASIS OF LAGHOUAT
32. 32.CHAPTER XXIX THE MZAB
33. 33.CHAPTER XXX GHARDAIA AND ADJOINING TOWNS
34. 34.CHAPTER XXXI GUERRERA AND THE SAND DESERT
35. 35.CHAPTER XXXII BISKRA
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIII TIMGAD
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIV DJEMILA THE DESOLATE
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXV CONSTANTINE TO THE COAST
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVI KABYLIE
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVII TRAVELING OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVIII A FEW SKETCHES OF ARAB LIFE — 1. Summer in the Sahara — 2. Staying in a Country House in the Tell — 3. A Week-end with a Marabout — 4. A Day’s Fishing in Southern Algeria — 5. The Turkish Bath in Algeria — 6. The Keef Smoker
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXIX A LAST GLANCE AT THE ARAB
43. 43.INDEX
44. 44.[List of illustrations]
45. 45.Transcriber's note:

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