tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post3216299691735402864..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: Our shared valuesPhoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-60669003423600839232007-11-21T16:36:00.000-05:002007-11-21T16:36:00.000-05:00But the French did not think of conquering Algeria...But the French did not think of conquering Algeria - but making it part of Metropolitan France. Like the Dakotas became states after the Souix were subdued.<BR/> Didn't Sharon used to say Alistair Horn's book about the Algerian war was one of his favorites because he said he could have done a better job? There are theories of just colonialization - la civilatrice etc, but like just war theory, they come out of the church -arguable a western organization, albeit originating in Isreal.<BR/>Maybe all this west/east talk is a western artifact. Because the Asia dawn has just begun and most people in the world don't have such a dichotomous view. Happy Thanksgiving (There are actually critics of Thanksgiving in the University these days, huh? What's more 'Western' - a nice colonial holiday or the university>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com