Q.1256

Andrew Hussey is a British historian and author, known particularly for his works on the modern culture of France. In 2014, he published a book about the upheaval in French society and politics involving Arab immigrants and their descendants in France, trying to understand events such as the 2007 Paris riots and tracing causes back to France's colonial past.

The book is called "The French ____: The Long War between France and its Arabs". What word is blanked out, which is perhaps best known as a prominent Arab uprising elsewhere?

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"Intifada" (Flipkart link to the book). A popular word denoting 'uprising', the Palestinian version is the best known version. Here's an excerpt and a review.

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