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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By bringing a historical perspective to recent debates and events, from democracy and terrorism to nationalism and globalization, the series challenges assumptions about the past and the present. Published Thabit A. J. Abdullah, ...
By bringing a historical perspective to recent debates and events, from democracy and terrorism to nationalism and globalization, the series challenges assumptions about the past and the present. Published Thabit A. J. Abdullah, ...
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Acknowledgments |vi Chronology | viii The principals | xxi Abbreviations and acronyms | xxv Map |xxviii Introduction: democratic reform, terrorism, and reconciliation | 1 1 Building a postcolonial state | 11 2 The road to reform | 31 3 ...
Acknowledgments |vi Chronology | viii The principals | xxi Abbreviations and acronyms | xxv Map |xxviii Introduction: democratic reform, terrorism, and reconciliation | 1 1 Building a postcolonial state | 11 2 The road to reform | 31 3 ...
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March 27 – Algeria suspends diplomatic relations with Iran and Sudan after accusing them of sponsoring terrorism. May 26 – Tahar Djaout shot in the head in Algiers (dies on June 2). August 22 – Kasdi Merbah assassinated.
March 27 – Algeria suspends diplomatic relations with Iran and Sudan after accusing them of sponsoring terrorism. May 26 – Tahar Djaout shot in the head in Algiers (dies on June 2). August 22 – Kasdi Merbah assassinated.
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June 26 – Bouteflika moves forward with “Law on Civil Concord”: a plan to offer national referendum granting limited amnesty to some of those involved in terrorist actions. July–November 2000 – Algerian spy Reda Hussaine agrees to spy ...
June 26 – Bouteflika moves forward with “Law on Civil Concord”: a plan to offer national referendum granting limited amnesty to some of those involved in terrorist actions. July–November 2000 – Algerian spy Reda Hussaine agrees to spy ...
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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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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 | geļllustreerd, herdruk |
| Uitgever | Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1848135351, 9781848135352 |
| Lengte | 269 pagina's |
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