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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After the overthrow of Ben Bella, he occupied 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 ...
After the overthrow of Ben Bella, he occupied 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 ...
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Tahar Djaout (1954–June 1993): A leading journalist and poet, he was known for his criticism of both the Algerian military state and the Islamists. The author of several important novels, he founded the review Ruptures.
Tahar Djaout (1954–June 1993): A leading journalist and poet, he was known for his criticism of both the Algerian military state and the Islamists. The author of several important novels, he founded the review Ruptures.
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The 1994 hijacking, 1995 Paris bombings, and 1999 Millennium plot by Algerian terrorists were calculated strikes at key Western targets and served as important precursors to 9/11. Indeed, by the 1990s Algeria's previous fortunes seemed ...
The 1994 hijacking, 1995 Paris bombings, and 1999 Millennium plot by Algerian terrorists were calculated strikes at key Western targets and served as important precursors to 9/11. Indeed, by the 1990s Algeria's previous fortunes seemed ...
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... a magnet for political Islamists who saw in the Algerian glasnost a real opportunity to create the first democratically elected Islamic republic in history. So important was Algeria's sudden transformation to contemporary history ...
... a magnet for political Islamists who saw in the Algerian glasnost a real opportunity to create the first democratically elected Islamic republic in history. So important was Algeria's sudden transformation to contemporary history ...
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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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