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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A major effort to end the carnage in Algeria and to restore the democratic process, the Platform calls for the repeal of the ban on the FIS, among other things. The HCE immediately rejects it. Key participants: Hocine Aīt Ahmed with ...
A major effort to end the carnage in Algeria and to restore the democratic process, the Platform calls for the repeal of the ban on the FIS, among other things. The HCE immediately rejects it. Key participants: Hocine Aīt Ahmed with ...
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June 17 – American officials place GSPC on “Tier Zero” terrorist list, defining it as a major global terrorist network. July 5 – Italy complains openly about existence of GSPC cells within country. July 7 – British Muslim suicide ...
June 17 – American officials place GSPC on “Tier Zero” terrorist list, defining it as a major global terrorist network. July 5 – Italy complains openly about existence of GSPC cells within country. July 7 – British Muslim suicide ...
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He ruled as an autocrat, but instituted major reforms that focused on a socialist economic model in an effort to create a vibrant industrial-based economy. He accelerated arabization in primary and secondary schools.
He ruled as an autocrat, but instituted major reforms that focused on a socialist economic model in an effort to create a vibrant industrial-based economy. He accelerated arabization in primary and secondary schools.
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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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In turn these developments in Algeria have encouraged the US and other militaries to partner with Algeria and its neighbors in the Sahel in major counter-terrorism initiatives. With all of this in mind, the purpose of this study is to ...
In turn these developments in Algeria have encouraged the US and other militaries to partner with Algeria and its neighbors in the Sahel in major counter-terrorism initiatives. With all of this in mind, the purpose of this study is to ...
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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 | geīllustreerd, herdruk |
| Uitgever | Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1848135351, 9781848135352 |
| Lengte | 269 pagina's |
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