Mecca of Revolution

Reviews / Votes

Mecca of Revolution should make a lasting impact in fields including the study of mid-century decolonization movements, Third World internationalism, and the global Cold War, among others. * Jeffrey S. Ahlman, African Studies Quarterly * Mecca of Revolution will remain indispensable reading for anyone wishing to understand Global South-South relations after colonial liberation. * Sung-Eun Choi, American Historical Review * the innovative and thought-provoking nature of this book, which will certainly become a standard in discussions on the global Cold War, decolonization and Third World politics. * Moritz Feichtinger, H-Soz-u-Kult * This is an important book, a substantial contribution to scholarship both in terms of the archival sources which it brings to light and the framework of analysis which it sets up to be applied and tested in other cases. * Natalya Vince, Reviews in History * an expansive and excellent history of Third World internationalism detailing the era from the Bandung Conference of 1955 to the overthrow of President Ahmed Ben Bella ten years later ... It is a welcomed and valuable addition to the histories of Algeria, France, the Third World, the Cold War, and North-South and South-South relations. Its breadth is admirable ... Professor Byrne's international archival research is impressive. He not only locates Algeria at multiple diplomatic 'interstices' bridging countries and continents, but also himself -- a courageous, ambitious endeavor resulting in a considerable, erudite achievement. * Phillip C. Naylor, The International Journal of African Historical Studies * [This] book offers a fascinating glimpse of how NorthSouth questions often came into conflict with EastWest logics, foregrounding the multilateral nature of non-alignment. In a field that has often studied Algeria's policies through the prism of France, this book is a groundbreaking intervention. * Muriam Haleh Davis, Journal of Interdisciplinary History * Recommended. * CHOICE *