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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Similarly, William Lawrence was always willing to discuss ideas or issues addressed in the book, and his advice was invaluable. I had the opportunity to test out several sections of this manuscript as public lectures.
Similarly, William Lawrence was always willing to discuss ideas or issues addressed in the book, and his advice was invaluable. I had the opportunity to test out several sections of this manuscript as public lectures.
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July 22, 1834 – Louis- Philippe issues Royal Ordinance designating Algeria a military colony. 1837 – Treaty of Tafna signed by General Thomas Robert Bugeaud and the Algerian resistance leader, the emir Abd el-Kader, acknowledging Abd ...
July 22, 1834 – Louis- Philippe issues Royal Ordinance designating Algeria a military colony. 1837 – Treaty of Tafna signed by General Thomas Robert Bugeaud and the Algerian resistance leader, the emir Abd el-Kader, acknowledging Abd ...
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1989 February 14 – Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issues fatwa against Salman Rushdie. February 15 – Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan complete. March 9 – Front Islamique du Salut (FIS) founded.
1989 February 14 – Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issues fatwa against Salman Rushdie. February 15 – Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan complete. March 9 – Front Islamique du Salut (FIS) founded.
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October 30 – Groupe Islamique Armé (GIA) issues warning against all foreigners. December 1 – GIA-issued deadline for all foreigners to leave Algeria or face certain death. 1994 January 30 – Liamine Zeroual appointed president of HCE.
October 30 – Groupe Islamique Armé (GIA) issues warning against all foreigners. December 1 – GIA-issued deadline for all foreigners to leave Algeria or face certain death. 1994 January 30 – Liamine Zeroual appointed president of HCE.
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1998 February – Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri issue fatwa calling for killing of Americans. May – Former GIA field commander, Hassan Hattab, announces creation of the Groupe Salafiste pour la Prédication et le Combat (GSPC).
1998 February – Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri issue fatwa calling for killing of Americans. May – Former GIA field commander, Hassan Hattab, announces creation of the Groupe Salafiste pour la Prédication et le Combat (GSPC).
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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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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Algeria since 1989: Between Terror and Democracy Global History of the Present |
| Auteur | James D. Le Sueur |
| Editie | geïllustreerd, herdruk |
| Uitgever | Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1848135351, 9781848135352 |
| Lengte | 269 pagina's |
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