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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... important, their friendship and support. Since this endeavor took many years to write and research, I'd like to begin by thanking those involved in the research necessary to complete the book. First and foremost, I'd like to thank Prem ...
... important, their friendship and support. Since this endeavor took many years to write and research, I'd like to begin by thanking those involved in the research necessary to complete the book. First and foremost, I'd like to thank Prem ...
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... important government posts, including key military command positions. Re-elected to the presidency in 1985 and 1989, he oversaw the controversial Family Code in 1986 – which greatly restricted women's freedoms – as a concession to ...
... important government posts, including key military command positions. Re-elected to the presidency in 1985 and 1989, he oversaw the controversial Family Code in 1986 – which greatly restricted women's freedoms – as a concession to ...
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... important novels , he founded the review Ruptures . He died on June 2 , 1993 , after lying in a coma for a week following gunshot wounds to the head . Louisa Hanoune ( 1954– ) : A vocal critic of the FLN's authoritarian poli- cies , she ...
... important novels , he founded the review Ruptures . He died on June 2 , 1993 , after lying in a coma for a week following gunshot wounds to the head . Louisa Hanoune ( 1954– ) : A vocal critic of the FLN's authoritarian poli- cies , she ...
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... important precursors to 9/11 . Indeed , by the 1990s Algeria's previous fortunes seemed to have unequivocally re- versed , and many foreign governments , the European Union , and international human rights organizations called on the ...
... important precursors to 9/11 . Indeed , by the 1990s Algeria's previous fortunes seemed to have unequivocally re- versed , and many foreign governments , the European Union , and international human rights organizations called on the ...
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... important was Algeria's sudden transforma- tion to contemporary history that by 1990 it was considered one of the most dynamic and salient tests for political reform in the world, because it brought out such an unusual cast of competi ...
... important was Algeria's sudden transforma- tion to contemporary history that by 1990 it was considered one of the most dynamic and salient tests for political reform in the world, because it brought out such an unusual cast of competi ...
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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