Algeria since 1989: Between Terror and DemocracyBloomsbury Publishing, 14 jan 2010 - 269 pagina's Algeria'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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... January 21, 1871 – Paris falls to the Prussians. March 1871 – Paris Commune begins and lasts for two months. May 10, 1871 – Treaty of Frankfurt ends the Franco-Prussian war. 1881 – French law separates religion from education. 1881 ...
... January 21, 1871 – Paris falls to the Prussians. March 1871 – Paris Commune begins and lasts for two months. May 10, 1871 – Treaty of Frankfurt ends the Franco-Prussian war. 1881 – French law separates religion from education. 1881 ...
Pagina xi
... January – François Mitterrand, France's minister of the interior, vows to restore order in Algeria and authorizes full use of military force to crush the insurrection. February – Jacques Soustelle appointed by Prime Minister Pierre ...
... January – François Mitterrand, France's minister of the interior, vows to restore order in Algeria and authorizes full use of military force to crush the insurrection. February – Jacques Soustelle appointed by Prime Minister Pierre ...
Pagina xii
... January – Conservative French settlers revolt against French government, put up barricades in Algiers. September – Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) founded in Baghdad. 1961 January – French voters pass referendum ...
... January – Conservative French settlers revolt against French government, put up barricades in Algiers. September – Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) founded in Baghdad. 1961 January – French voters pass referendum ...
Pagina xiii
... January 19, 1981 – “Algiers Accords” ends the Iranian hostage crisis. Americans are flown first to Algiers, then released in Germany. 1982 – Algerian crackdown on Islamists at the University. Abassi Madani, Abdellitif Soltani, and Ahmed ...
... January 19, 1981 – “Algiers Accords” ends the Iranian hostage crisis. Americans are flown first to Algiers, then released in Germany. 1982 – Algerian crackdown on Islamists at the University. Abassi Madani, Abdellitif Soltani, and Ahmed ...
Pagina xiv
... January 15, 1991 to withdraw. 1991 February 24 – Desert Storm coalition forces commence ground assault on Iraq. March 3 – Ceasefire declared in First Gulf War. April – Strikes begin throughout Algeria. Situation deteriorates quickly ...
... January 15, 1991 to withdraw. 1991 February 24 – Desert Storm coalition forces commence ground assault on Iraq. March 3 – Ceasefire declared in First Gulf War. April – Strikes begin throughout Algeria. Situation deteriorates quickly ...
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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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