Algeria since 1989: Between Terror and DemocracyAlgeria's democratic experiment is seminal in post-Cold War history. The first Muslim nation to attempt the transition from an authoritarian system to democratic pluralism, this North African country became a test case for reform in Africa, the Arab world and beyond. Yet when the country looked certain to become the world's first elected Islamic republic, there was a military coup and the democratic process was brought sharply to a halt. Islamists declared jihad on the state and hundreds of thousands of civilians were killed in the ensuing decade of state repression. Le Sueur shows that Algeria is at the very heart of contemporary debates about Islam and secular democracy, arguing that the stability of Algeria is crucial for the security of the wider Middle East. Algeria Since 1989 is a lively and essential examination of how the fate of one country is entwined with much greater global issues. |
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August 2, 1830 – Charles X abdicates. The Duc d'Orléans is subsequently crowned as King Louis-Philippe. July 22, 1834 – Louis- Philippe issues Royal Ordinance designating Algeria a military colony. 1837 – Treaty of Tafna signed by ...
August 2, 1830 – Charles X abdicates. The Duc d'Orléans is subsequently crowned as King Louis-Philippe. July 22, 1834 – Louis- Philippe issues Royal Ordinance designating Algeria a military colony. 1837 – Treaty of Tafna signed by ...
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August 1914 – Germany declares war on France. 1919 – Treaty of Versailles. 1926 – The nationalist organization, the Étoile Nord-Africaine (ENA), founded in Paris. Led by its general secretary, Ahmed Messali Hadj, the group publicizes ...
August 1914 – Germany declares war on France. 1919 – Treaty of Versailles. 1926 – The nationalist organization, the Étoile Nord-Africaine (ENA), founded in Paris. Led by its general secretary, Ahmed Messali Hadj, the group publicizes ...
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August 2 – Under Saddam Hussein, Iraq invades Kuwait. Saudi royal family requests military support from US President George Bush. August 7 – US commences Operation Desert Shield. November 29 – United Nations authorizes the use of force ...
August 2 – Under Saddam Hussein, Iraq invades Kuwait. Saudi royal family requests military support from US President George Bush. August 7 – US commences Operation Desert Shield. November 29 – United Nations authorizes the use of force ...
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August 9 – Hassiba Boulmerka wins Algeria's first Olympic gold medal, for the 1,500-meter race, at Barcelona Games. August 10 – Algeria declared a “war economy.” August 26 – Bombing of Algiers airport. 1993 February 13 – Failed ...
August 9 – Hassiba Boulmerka wins Algeria's first Olympic gold medal, for the 1,500-meter race, at Barcelona Games. August 10 – Algeria declared a “war economy.” August 26 – Bombing of Algiers airport. 1993 February 13 – Failed ...
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August – Algerian government announces plans to hold presidential elections on November 16. Radical Islamists threaten to wage campaign of total war if government proceeds with elections. August 17 – GIA bomb explodes at Arc de Triomphe ...
August – Algerian government announces plans to hold presidential elections on November 16. Radical Islamists threaten to wage campaign of total war if government proceeds with elections. August 17 – GIA bomb explodes at Arc de Triomphe ...
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Inhoudsopgave
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| 11 | |
2 The road to reform | 31 |
generals and presidents in a time of terror | 53 |
civil society peace and sidelining generals | 74 |
5 Energy and the economy of terror | 98 |
local and global jihadis | 122 |
from the GSPC to AQMI | 143 |
Algerias Rushdie syndrome | 169 |
a historians reflections on amnesty in Algeria | 195 |
Notes | 207 |
Index | 230 |
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Algeria since 1989: Between Terror and Democracy Global History of the Present |
| Auteur | James D. Le Sueur |
| Editie | geïllustreerd, herdruk |
| Uitgever | Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1848135351, 9781848135352 |
| Lengte | 269 pagina's |
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