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oapen-20.500.12657-477542021-07-07T13:56:01Z Héritages coloniaux Fois, Marisa history, colonialism, Northern Africa, minorities, decolonisation, postcolonialism bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBT History: specific events & topics::HBTQ Colonialism & imperialism What relationship do European countries have with their colonial past? The way they deal with, reread, reconstruct, forget or conceal this part of their history is decisive for understanding today’s geopolitics and for questioning current societies. The Confederation, under its cloak of neutrality, has long denied its involvement in colonial processes. However, the Swiss participated in the settlement of French Algeria, where they exercised forms of domination, notably through private investments. When Algerian independence was proclaimed, the Confederation faced the delicate task of organising the ‘return’ of Swiss settlers. Following nationalisations and expropriations overseas, property had to be protected, and pensions paid. This book offers valuable tools for understanding colonial history in a decolonised world. Supported by Swiss, French, Italian and English archival sources − most of which have never been published before − this study reconstructs the interplay of scales and highlights the decisive role of the Association des Suisses spoliés d’Algérie ou d’outremer 2021-04-08T09:14:25Z 2021-04-08T09:14:25Z 2021 book 9782883510999 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/47754 fre Présent et histoire application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International oa_9782883517400.pdf https://www.seismoverlag.ch/fr/daten/heritages-coloniaux/ Seismo 10.33058/seismo.20740 10.33058/seismo.20740 2a4e97ae-726c-4086-a24b-d4536718a4a8 07f61e34-5b96-49f0-9860-c87dd8228f26 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9782883510999 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) 186 10BP12_198335 Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung Swiss National Science Foundation Knowledge Unlatched open access
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What relationship do European countries have with their colonial past? The way they deal
with, reread, reconstruct, forget or conceal this part of their history is decisive for
understanding today’s geopolitics and for questioning current societies.
The Confederation, under its cloak of neutrality, has long denied its involvement in colonial
processes. However, the Swiss participated in the settlement of French Algeria, where
they exercised forms of domination, notably through private investments. When Algerian
independence was proclaimed, the Confederation faced the delicate task of organising the
‘return’ of Swiss settlers. Following nationalisations and expropriations overseas, property
had to be protected, and pensions paid.
This book offers valuable tools for understanding colonial history in a decolonised world.
Supported by Swiss, French, Italian and English archival sources − most of which have
never been published before − this study reconstructs the interplay of scales and
highlights the decisive role of the Association des Suisses spoliés d’Algérie ou d’outremer
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