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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Pagina x
1908 – Young Algerians delegation meets with Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau in Paris to discuss the possibility of reforming the colonial system in Algeria. 1912 – French law enacted that imposes conscription on Algerian Muslims.
1908 – Young Algerians delegation meets with Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau in Paris to discuss the possibility of reforming the colonial system in Algeria. 1912 – French law enacted that imposes conscription on Algerian Muslims.
Pagina xi
1955 January – François Mitterrand, France's minister of the interior, vows to restore order in Algeria and authorizes full use of military force to crush the insurrection. February – Jacques Soustelle appointed by Prime Minister Pierre ...
1955 January – François Mitterrand, France's minister of the interior, vows to restore order in Algeria and authorizes full use of military force to crush the insurrection. February – Jacques Soustelle appointed by Prime Minister Pierre ...
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Ben Bella, as prime minister, attends ceremonies in New York. October 22 – US President John F. Kennedy makes television appearance informing US citizens of presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba. Ben Bella expresses sympathy for Fidel ...
Ben Bella, as prime minister, attends ceremonies in New York. October 22 – US President John F. Kennedy makes television appearance informing US citizens of presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba. Ben Bella expresses sympathy for Fidel ...
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July 19 - Belaïd Abdessalam becomes prime minister. August 9 – Hassiba Boulmerka wins Algeria's first Olympic gold medal, for the 1,500-meter race, at Barcelona Games. August 10 – Algeria declared a “war economy.
July 19 - Belaïd Abdessalam becomes prime minister. August 9 – Hassiba Boulmerka wins Algeria's first Olympic gold medal, for the 1,500-meter race, at Barcelona Games. August 10 – Algeria declared a “war economy.
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April 12 – Devastating AQMI suicide bombings destroy prime minister's office, the minister of interior's office, Algiers police station. September 22 – AQMI founder, Hassan Hattab, turns himself in to Algerian authorities and applies ...
April 12 – Devastating AQMI suicide bombings destroy prime minister's office, the minister of interior's office, Algiers police station. September 22 – AQMI founder, Hassan Hattab, turns himself in to Algerian authorities and applies ...
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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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