In this poignant and personal work, Benjamin Stora traces the history of Algeria, blending grand history with personal memories: stories of his childhood in Constantine, his family's exile in 1962, and his long quest for a shared truth about colonization and the war of independence. Both witness and historian, he sheds light on the conflicts of memory—Pieds-Noirs, Harkis, immigrants, Algerian Jews—and shows how these wounds still shape Algerian and French societies. The tone alternates between autobiographical testimony, rigorous historical investigation, and a plea for reconciliation through knowledge. Written by an “actor-researcher,” it is aimed at both the general public and specialists: an invitation to understand Algeria through a life story that speaks to both sides of the Mediterranean. By addressing hybrid identities, paths to assimilation, and quests for self, his narrative takes on a dimension that is both intimate and universal.
Claude COLOMBINI FRÉMEAUX

CD1 : CONSTANTINE BERBÈRE, OTTOMANE, CONTINENTALE, JUDÉO-MUSULMANE • LES PREMIERS TEMPS DE LA GUERRE • L’IMPENSÉ DE L’INDÉPENDANCE • L’ASSIMILATION FRANÇAISE • ÉTUDES ET MILITANTISME • SOUTIEN INTELLECTUEL ET MILITANT AU MNA OU AU FNL • HISTOIRE DÉLAISSÉE DE L’ALGÉRIE…

CD2 : A LA RECHERCHE DE L’IDENTITÉ DE LA NATION ALGÉRIENNE • LA DÉCENNIE SANGLANTE • LES FEMMES PRENNENT LA PLUME • FOCALE VIETNAMIENNE, ANALOGIES ET INSPIRATIONS • ALGÉRIE-MAROC, CONTRASTES ET PROXIMITÉ • SOCIÉTÉS COLONIALES ET RIVALITÉS : LA QUESTION DU SAHARA OCCIDENTAL…

CD3 : GUERRE DES IMAGES ET CENSURES • TRAVAUX DOCUMENTAIRES ET GUERRE DE MÉMOIRE • POIDS DES HÉRITAGES ET IDENTITÉS HYBRIDES • CRITIQUE ET RÉCEPTION DU RAPPORT • LA TRIADE DE L’HISTOIRE, DE LA MÉMOIRE ET DE LA POLITIQUE • UN IMMENSE CHANTIER MÉMORIEL À METTRE EN OEUVRE…

COLLECTION L’ISLAM DES LUMIÈRES

CONCEPTION COLLECTION : CLAUDE COLOMBINI & PATRICK FRÉMEAUX