An Evening with FIU Professor Terrence G. Peterson

Schedule

Wed Jan 29 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Books & Books | Coral Gables, FL

Advertisement
Professor Terrence G. Peterson discusses REVOLUTIONARY WARFARE
About this Event

Books & Books is proud to present an evening with Professor Terrence G. Peterson discussing Revolutionary Warfare: How the Algerian War Made Modern Counterinsurgency (Cornell University Press, $61.04)

***Please note: This event will take place at the Books & Books in Coral Gables at 265 Aragon Ave. Tickets are FREE and books will be available for purchase at the event. Can't make the event or want your copy early?


About the Book:

Revolutionary Warfare investigates how efforts to counter a revolution could also be revolutionar. The Algerian War fractured the French Empire, destroyed the legitimacy of colonial rule, and helped launch the Third Worldist movement for the liberation of the Global South. By tracing how French generals, officers, and civil officials sought to counter Algerian independence with their own project of radical social transformation, Terrence G. Peterson reveals that the conflict also helped to transform the nature of modern warfare.
The French war effort was never defined solely by repression. As Peterson details, it also sought to fashion new forms of surveillance and social control that could capture the loyalty of Algerians and transform Algerian society. Hygiene and medical aid efforts, youth sports and education programs, and psychological warfare campaigns all attempted to remake Algerian social structures and bind them more closely to the French state. In tracing the emergence of such programs, Peterson reframes the French war effort as a project of armed social reform that sought not to preserve colonial rule unchanged, but to revolutionize it in order to preserve it against the global challenges of decolonization.
Revolutionary Warfare demonstrates how French officers' efforts to transform warfare into an exercise in social engineering not only shaped how the Algerian War unfolded from its earliest months, but also helped to forge a paradigm of warfare that dominated strategic thinking during the Cold War and after: counterinsurgency.


About the Author:

Terrence G. Peterson is Assistant Professor of History at Florida International University. He researches and teaches on France, modern Europe, and their connections to the wider world, with a particular focus on war, empire, and migration.


Event Photos
Advertisement

Where is it happening?

Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, United States

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Tickets

USD 0.00

Books & Books

Host or Publisher Books & Books

It's more fun with friends. Share with friends

Discover More Events in Coral Gables

An Evening with Brigid Kemmerer
Thu Jan 30 2025 at 07:00 pm An Evening with Brigid Kemmerer

Books & Books

ART LITERARY-ART
SCOTT ROBINSON & THE HENRY MANCINI INSTITUTE ORCHESTRA
Fri Jan 31 2025 at 07:30 pm SCOTT ROBINSON & THE HENRY MANCINI INSTITUTE ORCHESTRA

Maurice Gusman Concert Hall at Frost School UM

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
An Afternoon with Yael Valencia Aldana and Julie Marie Wade
Sun Feb 02 2025 at 05:00 pm An Afternoon with Yael Valencia Aldana and Julie Marie Wade

Books & Books

ART LITERARY-ART
An Evening with Joseph Finder and Les Standiford
Thu Feb 06 2025 at 07:00 pm An Evening with Joseph Finder and Les Standiford

Books & Books

ART LITERARY-ART
An Evening with Stuart J. McGregor
Fri Feb 07 2025 at 07:00 pm An Evening with Stuart J. McGregor

Books & Books

SPORTS BUSINESS
Wed Jul 03 2024 Best Miami Lifestyle Yacht Charter40 Boat Rental Tours Private

2900 S Bayshore Dr

SPORTS PARTIES
Windsurfing in Miami!
Wed Jul 03 2024 Windsurfing in Miami!

Miami Watersports

SPORTS TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Private Sailing Adventure in Miami's Biscayne Bay
Wed Jul 03 2024 Private Sailing Adventure in Miami's Biscayne Bay

2620 S Bayshore Dr

TRIPS-ADVENTURES SPORTS
Miami Flyboard Experience
Wed Jul 03 2024 Miami Flyboard Experience

Miami Watersports

SPORTS WORKSHOPS
Miami Thanksgiving Tournament
Fri Sep 13 2024 Miami Thanksgiving Tournament

Watsco Center

SPORTS TOURNAMENTS
Parasail or Jet Ski plus Tubing in Miami
Tue Oct 01 2024 Parasail or Jet Ski plus Tubing in Miami

Miami Watersports

SPORTS TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Miami Thanksgiving Tournament - TBD at Miami Hurricanes Womens Basketball
Thu Oct 10 2024 Miami Thanksgiving Tournament - TBD at Miami Hurricanes Womens Basketball

Watsco Center

SPORTS TOURNAMENTS
OSCAR MICHEAUX\u2019S \u201cWITHIN OUR GATES\u201d | Silent Film Night WYCLIFFE GORDON & FROST STUDIO JAZZ BAND
Thu Nov 21 2024 at 07:30 pm OSCAR MICHEAUX’S “WITHIN OUR GATES” | Silent Film Night WYCLIFFE GORDON & FROST STUDIO JAZZ BAND

Maurice Gusman Concert Hall at Frost School UM

ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC
Una tarde con Katherine Chac\u00f3n y Fernando M\u00e9ndez
Sat Nov 23 2024 at 05:00 pm Una tarde con Katherine Chacón y Fernando Méndez

Books & Books

ART BUSINESS
Thanksgiving Tennis Camp
Mon Nov 25 2024 at 09:00 am Thanksgiving Tennis Camp

Neighborhood Tennis

SPORTS THANKSGIVING
A Morning with Weill Cornell Medicine Professor Theodore H. Schwartz, MD.
Sun Dec 08 2024 at 11:00 am A Morning with Weill Cornell Medicine Professor Theodore H. Schwartz, MD.

Books & Books

ART LITERARY-ART
One Day Community Sports Meet
Mon Dec 09 2024 at 12:00 am One Day Community Sports Meet

PlayGround

SPORTS MARATHONS
76th Annual Junior Orange Bowl Parade VIP Tickets
Sun Dec 15 2024 at 05:00 pm 76th Annual Junior Orange Bowl Parade VIP Tickets

Coral Gables City Hall

PARADES ENTERTAINMENT
An Afternoon with Award-Winning Author Lisa Allen-Agostini
Sun Dec 15 2024 at 05:00 pm An Afternoon with Award-Winning Author Lisa Allen-Agostini

Books & Books

ART LITERARY-ART
CHRISTMAS TENNIS CAMP
Mon Dec 23 2024 at 09:00 am CHRISTMAS TENNIS CAMP

Neighborhood Tennis

SPORTS CHRISTMAS

What's Happening Next in Coral Gables?

Discover Coral Gables Events