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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... Imperialism and Chaos: Iraq since 1989 Timothy Cheek, Living with Reform: China since 1989 Alexander Dawson, First World Dreams: Mexico since 1989 Padraic Kenney, The Burdens of Freedom: Eastern Europe since 1989 Stephen Lovell, ...
... Imperialism and Chaos: Iraq since 1989 Timothy Cheek, Living with Reform: China since 1989 Alexander Dawson, First World Dreams: Mexico since 1989 Padraic Kenney, The Burdens of Freedom: Eastern Europe since 1989 Stephen Lovell, ...
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He is currently filming a documentary and completing a book about exiled writers from Muslim-majority countries in Europe and North America. He is professor of history at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Algeria since 1989: Between ...
He is currently filming a documentary and completing a book about exiled writers from Muslim-majority countries in Europe and North America. He is professor of history at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Algeria since 1989: Between ...
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1860 – Napoleon III declares a “Royaume Arabe” or “Arab Kingdom” in Algeria, which the European settlers resent. 1860 – Unrest in Syria. Abd el-Kader's intercession helps spare the lives of thousands of Syrian Christians, ...
1860 – Napoleon III declares a “Royaume Arabe” or “Arab Kingdom” in Algeria, which the European settlers resent. 1860 – Unrest in Syria. Abd el-Kader's intercession helps spare the lives of thousands of Syrian Christians, ...
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1958 February – Henri Alleg's The Question published in Europe. The book causes an international scandal over the French use of torture, which Alleg, as a victim, outlines in great detail. May – Political conditions in Algeria ...
1958 February – Henri Alleg's The Question published in Europe. The book causes an international scandal over the French use of torture, which Alleg, as a victim, outlines in great detail. May – Political conditions in Algeria ...
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April – European firms announce commitment to invest large sums in Algerian drilling of Algerian oil fields. April – Algerian dinar devalued by 40 percent. April 10 — International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirms that it will help ...
April – European firms announce commitment to invest large sums in Algerian drilling of Algerian oil fields. April – Algerian dinar devalued by 40 percent. April 10 — International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirms that it will help ...
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Inhoudsopgave
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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 |
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