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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Pagina xiii
November 4, 1979 – 53 Americans taken hostage in the American embassy in Iran, by Islamist supporters of the Iranian revolution. April 1980 – Rioting in Tizi-Ouzou, capital of Kabylia, amid demands for recognition of Berber identity.
November 4, 1979 – 53 Americans taken hostage in the American embassy in Iran, by Islamist supporters of the Iranian revolution. April 1980 – Rioting in Tizi-Ouzou, capital of Kabylia, amid demands for recognition of Berber identity.
Pagina xv
April – Algerian dinar devalued by 40 percent. April 10 — International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirms that it will help stabilize Algerian economy. September 26 – Berber singer/activist Matoub Lounès kidnapped by GIA.
April – Algerian dinar devalued by 40 percent. April 10 — International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirms that it will help stabilize Algerian economy. September 26 – Berber singer/activist Matoub Lounès kidnapped by GIA.
Pagina xvi
September 26 – Berber singer/activist Matoub Lounès kidnapped by GIA. After massive protests, he is released on October 10. September 29 – Cheb Hasni, a rising star of Algerian raï music, assassinated. November – Key opposition party ...
September 26 – Berber singer/activist Matoub Lounès kidnapped by GIA. After massive protests, he is released on October 10. September 29 – Cheb Hasni, a rising star of Algerian raï music, assassinated. November – Key opposition party ...
Pagina xvii
... into effect amid wide-scale protests from Berber community. August – Al Qaeda bombs US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. September 11 – President Zeroual announces that he will leave office before the end of his first term.
... into effect amid wide-scale protests from Berber community. August – Al Qaeda bombs US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. September 11 – President Zeroual announces that he will leave office before the end of his first term.
Pagina xviii
April 21 – Algerian police kill young Berber boy in Tizi-Ouzou, sparking riots throughout Kabylia. July 12 – Bouteflika visits George W. Bush at White House. Discusses, among other things, possibility of more US military aid.
April 21 – Algerian police kill young Berber boy in Tizi-Ouzou, sparking riots throughout Kabylia. July 12 – Bouteflika visits George W. Bush at White House. Discusses, among other things, possibility of more US military aid.
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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
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
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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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