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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After independence, he became prime minister in 1962 and was elected (in an uncontested race) to become Algeria's first president in 1963. In 1965, Colonel Houari Boumediene overthrew him in a bloodless coup d'état, and kept him under ...
After independence, he became prime minister in 1962 and was elected (in an uncontested race) to become Algeria's first president in 1963. In 1965, Colonel Houari Boumediene overthrew him in a bloodless coup d'état, and kept him under ...
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He accelerated arabization in primary and secondary schools. Under his leadership, Algeria became a leading member of the Non-Aligned Movement. In 1976, he oversaw the implementation of the National Charter that, among other things, ...
He accelerated arabization in primary and secondary schools. Under his leadership, Algeria became a leading member of the Non-Aligned Movement. In 1976, he oversaw the implementation of the National Charter that, among other things, ...
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Marginalized in the post-Boumediene reshuffle of the old guard, he became the military's favored candidate to succeed General Liamine Zeroual as president. In 1999 and in 2005 he successfully sponsored controversial amnesty referendums ...
Marginalized in the post-Boumediene reshuffle of the old guard, he became the military's favored candidate to succeed General Liamine Zeroual as president. In 1999 and in 2005 he successfully sponsored controversial amnesty referendums ...
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He became a member of the HCE, and in 2002 he filed a libel suit against a former Algerian officer, Habib Souaïdia, in a Paris court. Khalida Toumi (1958–): Known throughout the 1990s as Algeria's leading feminist politician and vocal ...
He became a member of the HCE, and in 2002 he filed a libel suit against a former Algerian officer, Habib Souaïdia, in a Paris court. Khalida Toumi (1958–): Known throughout the 1990s as Algeria's leading feminist politician and vocal ...
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In addition, because of the conflict's quick escalation, coupled with the internationalization of its terrorists' campaigns, it also became a matter of grave concern for Western governments determined to prevent Algeria's violence from ...
In addition, because of the conflict's quick escalation, coupled with the internationalization of its terrorists' campaigns, it also became a matter of grave concern for Western governments determined to prevent Algeria's violence from ...
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Inhoudsopgave
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1 Building a postcolonial state | 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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