Algeria since 1989: Between Terror and DemocracyBloomsbury Publishing, 14 jan 2010 - 269 pagina's Algeria'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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... state by US Customs and the Millennium plot is dis- covered , setting off nation - wide man - hunts for other radical Islamist cells in Canada and the US . 2000 January 11 - Despite protests by human rights groups , Bouteflika grants ...
... state by US Customs and the Millennium plot is dis- covered , setting off nation - wide man - hunts for other radical Islamist cells in Canada and the US . 2000 January 11 - Despite protests by human rights groups , Bouteflika grants ...
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... state religion but also the state's control over religious institutions . Under his leadership , the Algerian state imposed strict limits on democratic freedoms , including freedom of the press . Abdelaziz Bouteflika ( 1937– ) : Elected ...
... state religion but also the state's control over religious institutions . Under his leadership , the Algerian state imposed strict limits on democratic freedoms , including freedom of the press . Abdelaziz Bouteflika ( 1937– ) : Elected ...
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... State Warren Christopher paid homage to Algeria for its role in ending the Iranian hostage crisis.1 He entitled his essay “A Shared Moment of Trust,” and in it he noted that Americans owed Algeria a special debt of gratitude. For him ...
... State Warren Christopher paid homage to Algeria for its role in ending the Iranian hostage crisis.1 He entitled his essay “A Shared Moment of Trust,” and in it he noted that Americans owed Algeria a special debt of gratitude. For him ...
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... state to end the terrifying conflict between the military and radical Islamic terror- ists and to conform to ... state's vision of the nation that pitted unity against individuality , authoritarianism against liberalism ...
... state to end the terrifying conflict between the military and radical Islamic terror- ists and to conform to ... state's vision of the nation that pitted unity against individuality , authoritarianism against liberalism ...
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... state, had led the country down the wrong path for so many years that it would not dare attempt to reverse the nation-wide call for political liberalization. The political liberalization that began with spirited debate and great ...
... state, had led the country down the wrong path for so many years that it would not dare attempt to reverse the nation-wide call for political liberalization. The political liberalization that began with spirited debate and great ...
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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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