Table of Contents

Three Legacies: Charles Martel, the Crusades, and Napoleon The Sahara and the Legion France, the Muslims, and Eastern Mediterranean Through World War I French Colonization in the Islamic World Through the Interwar Years World War II, the Arabs, and the Empire The Beginning of the End of the French Islamic Empire The Algerian Crisis The Aftermath of Empire

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Watson explores France's 1,400-year relationship with Islam and Muslim populations.

About the Author

William E. Watson is Assistant Professor of History at Immaculata College in Pennsylvania.

Reviews

"It is not widely appreciated that through nearly fourteen centuries, France has been the western European country with perhaps the longest and most enduring encounter with Islam. William Watson tells the history of this encounter with accuracy and verve, bringing together much information and insight. The reader comes away wondering: although France failed to transform the Muslim world, might the opposite yet occur?"-Daniel Pipes Director, Middle East Forum

? Tricolor and Crescent offers students directions for further study regarding this significant subject.?-Middle East Quarterly

?This book by an American historian explores the 1400-year relationship between France and Islamic populations. It also provides 80 pages of documents and official statements illustrating that long contact....Recommended. Graduate collections and beyond; helpful for specialists in French policy toward Muslim countries.?-Choice

?Tricolor and Crescent is a very informative work. That format, particularly combined with the document section, renders it very useful for a class room setting as both a textbook and a reader. Also, Watson's writing style is highly engaging, this maintaining the attention of even the most novice of students to Middle Eastern, or for that matter, French international affairs. Indeed, considering the United States' current predicament, it might provide some more useful insights rather than that of the Vietnam paradigm.?-Itinerario

"This book by an American historian explores the 1400-year relationship between France and Islamic populations. It also provides 80 pages of documents and official statements illustrating that long contact....Recommended. Graduate collections and beyond; helpful for specialists in French policy toward Muslim countries."-Choice

"Tricolor and Crescent offers students directions for further study regarding this significant subject."-Middle East Quarterly

"Tricolor and Crescent is a very informative work. That format, particularly combined with the document section, renders it very useful for a class room setting as both a textbook and a reader. Also, Watson's writing style is highly engaging, this maintaining the attention of even the most novice of students to Middle Eastern, or for that matter, French international affairs. Indeed, considering the United States' current predicament, it might provide some more useful insights rather than that of the Vietnam paradigm."-Itinerario