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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... cultural mores would prevail. These options corresponded to a central question in the minds of many reformers: would Algeria be a theocratic state or a secular republic? Yet, despite the profound differences among the secular liberals ...
... cultural mores would prevail. These options corresponded to a central question in the minds of many reformers: would Algeria be a theocratic state or a secular republic? Yet, despite the profound differences among the secular liberals ...
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... cultural war began in earnest, claiming the lives of hundreds of prominent intellectuals and forcing tens of thousands of Algeria's intelligentsia into exile throughout France, Europe, and North America. This de- pletion of talent ...
... cultural war began in earnest, claiming the lives of hundreds of prominent intellectuals and forcing tens of thousands of Algeria's intelligentsia into exile throughout France, Europe, and North America. This de- pletion of talent ...
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... and the rise of political Islam and Islamic radicalism, in both the local and global arenas. As we shall see, economic and development concerns, human rights movements, intellectual and cultural issues, domestic and Introduction | 9.
... and the rise of political Islam and Islamic radicalism, in both the local and global arenas. As we shall see, economic and development concerns, human rights movements, intellectual and cultural issues, domestic and Introduction | 9.
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... cultural issues, domestic and foreign policy, terrorism and military power all become an important part of Algeria's contemporary history. As such, this study is intended for audiences with an interest in Algeria but also for those ...
... cultural issues, domestic and foreign policy, terrorism and military power all become an important part of Algeria's contemporary history. As such, this study is intended for audiences with an interest in Algeria but also for those ...
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... cultural realities of Algeria : both because Algerian dialectical Arabic did not exist in a standardized written form , and because there was a sizable Berber population that did not share the notion of a homogenized Arab identity of ...
... cultural realities of Algeria : both because Algerian dialectical Arabic did not exist in a standardized written form , and because there was a sizable Berber population that did not share the notion of a homogenized Arab identity of ...
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 |
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