Ideology and its Impact on Objectivity in Writing Algerian History: The Events of May 8, 1945 as a Case Study

Abstract

This research paper aims to examine a critical aspect of Algerian historical writing: the divergent accounts and writings of historians,both those from the French school,which sought to serve colonial objectives,and those from the Algerian school,which focused on serving national goals. The writing on certain topics differed between the two groups to the point of contradiction,which could distort the truth and compromise objectivity. This  study  will  attempt  to  clarify  the  underlying  factors  that  contributed  to  these differences.