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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As a national drama with international significance, that phase made Algeria stand out as one of the most violent conflicts in contemporary world history, one that did in fact spill over its borders, reaching the US, Canada, Europe, ...
As a national drama with international significance, that phase made Algeria stand out as one of the most violent conflicts in contemporary world history, one that did in fact spill over its borders, reaching the US, Canada, Europe, ...
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A key reason for Algeria's centrality to contemporary world history comes from the fact that it was on track for becoming the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to transition successfully to democratic rule.
A key reason for Algeria's centrality to contemporary world history comes from the fact that it was on track for becoming the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to transition successfully to democratic rule.
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In fact, during the worst violence in the region, Algeria was able to invest heavily in its hydrocarbon and energy sectors and to encourage an aggressive investment on the part of major international energy firms.
In fact, during the worst violence in the region, Algeria was able to invest heavily in its hydrocarbon and energy sectors and to encourage an aggressive investment on the part of major international energy firms.
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It would be on that day that Algerians would rejoice at the fact that they had finally rid themselves of the French. The war of independence had begun on November 1, 1954, and the ceasefire agreed to in Evian, France, between Algerian ...
It would be on that day that Algerians would rejoice at the fact that they had finally rid themselves of the French. The war of independence had begun on November 1, 1954, and the ceasefire agreed to in Evian, France, between Algerian ...
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This simple fact distinguished it from every other French overseas possession. “Algeria is France,” became the oft-repeated saying, which was restated incessantly by French authorities until the ceasefire was signed in March 1962.6 ...
This simple fact distinguished it from every other French overseas possession. “Algeria is France,” became the oft-repeated saying, which was restated incessantly by French authorities until the ceasefire was signed in March 1962.6 ...
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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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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Algeria since 1989: Between Terror and Democracy Global History of the Present |
| Auteur | James D. Le Sueur |
| Editie | geļllustreerd, herdruk |
| Uitgever | Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1848135351, 9781848135352 |
| Lengte | 269 pagina's |
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