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James McDougall

James McDougall is a Professor of modern and contemporary history at Oxford. He previously taught at Princeton at at SOAS, University of London.

MER Article

After the War

Spring in Algeria was unseasonably wintry. After all the rain and snow, the city parks of Algiers were a profusion of color and birdsong in the summertime, the countryside a vibrant shade of green. Wildflowers surrounded the parking enclosure at the busy new international airport. “Things are coming along,” says

James McDougall • 23 min read