Algeria Since 1989: Between Terror and Democracy

Prelims; Introduction: democratic reform, terrorism, and reconciliation; 1 Building a postcolonial state; 2 The road to reform; 3 The kingmakers: generals and presidents in a time of terror; 4 The Bouteflika era: civil society, peace, and sidelining generals; 5 Energy and the economy of terror; 6 A genealogy of terror: local and global jihadis; 7 The future of radical Islam: from the GSPC to AQMI; 8 Killing the messengers: Algeria's Rushdie syndrome; Conclusion: a historian's reflections on amnesty in Algeria; Notes; Index.