Tracing the development and decay of political parties in Latin America, this book suggests that the sociological or environmental explanations of political parties are inadequate in explaining why institutionalized political parties develop in some societies and not in others.

The French in Algiers brings together accounts that examine conquest, colonial administration, urban encounter, and the contested meanings of Algeria under French rule. Its materials move between historical narration, political observation, and descriptive prose, allowing military events and civic transformations to be read alongside the textures of everyday colonial life. The collection's significance lies in its capacity to expose both the ambitions of French expansion and the complex, o...