| ID | 091272 |
| Title Proper | Razzia |
| Other Title Information | a turning point in modern strategy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rid, Thomas |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The razzia, a tactic of swift and brutal raids used by the French military against recalcitrant tribes in Algeria in the 1840s, was a necessary step in modern military thought. At first glance the destructive and violent razzias stand in stark contrast to the constructive and non-violent bureaux arabes-an institutional ancestor of Provincial Reconstruction Teams. But both were developed in the same conflict and by the same men. These two innovations, this article argues, were also flipsides of the same coin: what today is called war "among the people." The razzia consequently appears as a necessary historic precursor for contemporary counterinsurgency doctrine. |
| `In' analytical Note | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 21, No. 4; Oct-Dec 2009: p.617 - 635 |
| Journal Source | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 21, No. 4; Oct-Dec 2009: p.617 - 635 |
| Key Words | Algeria ; Bureaux Arabes ; Civil-Military Relations ; Counterinsurgency ; French 19th Century Colonial Campaigns ; Population-Centric Operations ; Razzia |