Elizabeth M. Perego

Applying theories of feminism, decolonization, and discourse analysis to a rich transnational collection of texts and oral histories, “Icons and Agents” shows the importance of Algerian women as agents of decolonization during and after their nation’s successful anticolonial Revolution. Within and beyond state feminist structures, from Havana to Beijing, these women mobilized their revolutionary legacy to assist other liberation struggles across the globe and on the international stage. Communities in the decolonized/decolonizing world—especially Latin American, Asian, African, and Middle Eastern women—also supported and lived the Algerian Revolution as a galvanizing moment. “Icons and Agents” retraces how “Third World” feminists crafted new sinews of solidarity beyond First and Second World frameworks to advance the global end of empire.