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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I have been humbled by their patience, insights, commitment to rigorous inquiry, insistence on clear writing, and, most important, their friendship and support. Since this endeavor took many years to write and research, ...
I have been humbled by their patience, insights, commitment to rigorous inquiry, insistence on clear writing, and, most important, their friendship and support. Since this endeavor took many years to write and research, ...
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determination to see the book reach a broader audience by focusing on clear prose clearly impacted the design and the delivery of the material. Next, my colleagues John Entelis, John Ruedy, and Jennifer Bryson also deserve praise for ...
determination to see the book reach a broader audience by focusing on clear prose clearly impacted the design and the delivery of the material. Next, my colleagues John Entelis, John Ruedy, and Jennifer Bryson also deserve praise for ...
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1959 September – De Gaulle makes it clear he will pursue selfdetermination for Algerians in a national referendum. 1960 January – Conservative French settlers revolt against French government, put up barricades in Algiers.
1959 September – De Gaulle makes it clear he will pursue selfdetermination for Algerians in a national referendum. 1960 January – Conservative French settlers revolt against French government, put up barricades in Algiers.
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However, the Front de Libération Nationale's (FLN) revolutionary heritage, embodied in the violent theories of authenticity articulated most clearly by the adopted revolutionary Frantz Fanon, culminated in the state's vision of the ...
However, the Front de Libération Nationale's (FLN) revolutionary heritage, embodied in the violent theories of authenticity articulated most clearly by the adopted revolutionary Frantz Fanon, culminated in the state's vision of the ...
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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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