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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October 10 – In wake of riots and military killing of hundreds of civilians, President Chadli promises to liberalize the political process. December 22 – President Chadli re-elected. 1989 February 14 – Iran's Supreme Leader, ...
October 10 – In wake of riots and military killing of hundreds of civilians, President Chadli promises to liberalize the political process. December 22 – President Chadli re-elected. 1989 February 14 – Iran's Supreme Leader, ...
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In 1989, he emerged as a leading political Islamist when he co-founded the FIS. Considered a moderate, he advocated the application of shari'a law. He was arrested in 1991 and convicted of crimes against the state.
In 1989, he emerged as a leading political Islamist when he co-founded the FIS. Considered a moderate, he advocated the application of shari'a law. He was arrested in 1991 and convicted of crimes against the state.
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... of this combative program of postcolonial identity politics, for the first three decades after independence challengers ... Algeria found itself as the example par excellence of what can go wrong in the process of political reform.
... of this combative program of postcolonial identity politics, for the first three decades after independence challengers ... Algeria found itself as the example par excellence of what can go wrong in the process of political reform.
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ing to head off a showdown with two equally determined opponents: political Islamists and liberal reformers. Both clusters (comprised of a wide array of political views) unanimously called for a rupture with the FLN's postcolonial ...
ing to head off a showdown with two equally determined opponents: political Islamists and liberal reformers. Both clusters (comprised of a wide array of political views) unanimously called for a rupture with the FLN's postcolonial ...
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The political liberalization that began with spirited debate and great optimism in 1988 ended suddenly for Algeria in January 1992 in the same way that Hungary's democratic reforms ended in the streets of Budapest in 1956, ...
The political liberalization that began with spirited debate and great optimism in 1988 ended suddenly for Algeria in January 1992 in the same way that Hungary's democratic reforms ended in the streets of Budapest in 1956, ...
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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 | geļllustreerd, herdruk |
| Uitgever | Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1848135351, 9781848135352 |
| Lengte | 269 pagina's |
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