Le voyage à Alger dans les guides touristiques français au XXe siècle

Abstract

To what extent touristic guides allow us to study the encounter between French tourists and Algiers, French colonial jewel? Guides are precious sources to contribute to the cultural history of French Algeria. Why and how did French tourists travel to Algiers? What did this travel mean and imply? Touristic guides crystallize the metropolitan perceptions on the city as well as French political representations. Guides also reflect a coherent discourse on the city, and allow historians to learn about an experience lived by millions of French people.

Keywords

• Algiers
• touristic guides
• travel
• French colonial empire
• representations
• Alger
• guides touristiques
• voyage
• empire colonial français
• représentations
• Algeri
• guide turistiche
• viaggio
• impero coloniale francese
• rappresentazioni