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James D. Le Sueur

James D. Le Sueur

Associate Professor of History and Chair of Graduate Studies

Contact Information:


603 Oldfather Hall

Department of History
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
Phone: (402) 472-3255
Fax: (402) 472-8839
E-mail: email address


Joined the Department:

August 2001

I am a scholar interested in French colonial history and contemporary Algerian history. I have a special interest in intellectuals and the effect of terrorism and state violence on art, literature, and culture. I have just completed Algeria since 1989: Between Terrorism and Democracy (Zed Books 2010) and am writing another book on contemporary writers exile around the world. I am also making a documentary on exiled writers.


Expertise:

  • Colonialism and Decolonization
  • Modern France
  • Middle East
  • North Africa

Education:

University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Ph.D. Modern European History, March 1996
M.A. Modern European History, August 1990

University of Montana, Missoula, Montana
B.A. History, June 1986



Books:

Le Sueur, James D. Algeria since 1989: Between Democracy and Terror. Zed Books, 2010.
Le Sueur, James D. Uncivil War: Intellectuals and Identity Politics during the Decolonization of Algeria, 2nd Edition. University of Nebraska Press, 2005.
Le Sueur, James D., ed. The Decolonization Reader. Routledge: London, 2003.

Book Chapters, Introductions, & Essays:

Introductions:
Le Sueur, James D. Introduction to The Decolonization Reader. Routledge: London, 2003.
Le Sueur, James D. Introduction to The Poor Man’s Son. University Press of Virginia, 2005.
Le Sueur, James D. Introduction to Assassination! July 14. University of Nebraska Press, 2001.
Le Sueur, James D. Introduction to The Question. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2006.