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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June 9, 1984 – Algerian government passes “Family Code,” greatly diminishing the status of women. Under this legislation women can be prevented from traveling without male supervision; men are allowed up to four wives without consent of ...
June 9, 1984 – Algerian government passes “Family Code,” greatly diminishing the status of women. Under this legislation women can be prevented from traveling without male supervision; men are allowed up to four wives without consent of ...
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August–September – Hassiba Boulmerka and Noureddine Morcel win women's and men's World Track 1,500-meter competitions in Japan. September – Algerian dinar devalued by 22 percent. December 26 – FIS win first round of parliamentary ...
August–September – Hassiba Boulmerka and Noureddine Morcel win women's and men's World Track 1,500-meter competitions in Japan. September – Algerian dinar devalued by 22 percent. December 26 – FIS win first round of parliamentary ...
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Re-elected to the presidency in 1985 and 1989, he oversaw the controversial Family Code in 1986 – which greatly restricted women's freedoms – as a concession to conservative Islamists. Following the riots in October 1988, ...
Re-elected to the presidency in 1985 and 1989, he oversaw the controversial Family Code in 1986 – which greatly restricted women's freedoms – as a concession to conservative Islamists. Following the riots in October 1988, ...
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In 2004, she became the first woman to stand for president. Hassan Hattab (1967–): Founded the militant Islamist group, the GSPC, in 1998 following his decision to break with the GIA. He officially surrendered to Algerian authorities in ...
In 2004, she became the first woman to stand for president. Hassan Hattab (1967–): Founded the militant Islamist group, the GSPC, in 1998 following his decision to break with the GIA. He officially surrendered to Algerian authorities in ...
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... (1958–): Known throughout the 1990s as Algeria's leading feminist politician and vocal critic of the government's limitations on women's rights, she was forced underground after a failed assassination attempt by radical Islamists.
... (1958–): Known throughout the 1990s as Algeria's leading feminist politician and vocal critic of the government's limitations on women's rights, she was forced underground after a failed assassination attempt by radical Islamists.
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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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