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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Pagina viii
... Algiers) is hit with fly swatter by the Ottoman Hussein Dey. June 1827 – Beginning of French blockade of Algiers. Charles X sends Prince Jules de Polignac to Algiers, and, in return, Hussein destroys French posts at Bône and Le Calle ...
... Algiers) is hit with fly swatter by the Ottoman Hussein Dey. June 1827 – Beginning of French blockade of Algiers. Charles X sends Prince Jules de Polignac to Algiers, and, in return, Hussein destroys French posts at Bône and Le Calle ...
Pagina ix
... Algiers, and Constantine. 1851 – Coup d'état by Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon III) October 1852 – Emperor Napoleon III visits Abd el-Kader at the Château d'Amboise and orders his release. 1860 – Napoleon III declares a “Royaume ...
... Algiers, and Constantine. 1851 – Coup d'état by Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon III) October 1852 – Emperor Napoleon III visits Abd el-Kader at the Château d'Amboise and orders his release. 1860 – Napoleon III declares a “Royaume ...
Pagina x
... Algiers to lead the Free French operations. May 8, 1945 – The French massacre thousands of Algerians at Sétif and Guelma. Algerians estimate that 45,000 were killed, the French government proposes a total of 20,000. Messali Hadj and ...
... Algiers to lead the Free French operations. May 8, 1945 – The French massacre thousands of Algerians at Sétif and Guelma. Algerians estimate that 45,000 were killed, the French government proposes a total of 20,000. Messali Hadj and ...
Pagina xi
... Algiers” begins when General Massu is granted police powers in Algeria. This action transforms the military campaign considerably. June – Mélouza massacre. FLN denies responsibility, but later admits to the murder of over 300 Algerian ...
... Algiers” begins when General Massu is granted police powers in Algeria. This action transforms the military campaign considerably. June – Mélouza massacre. FLN denies responsibility, but later admits to the murder of over 300 Algerian ...
Pagina xii
... Algiers. September – Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) founded in Baghdad. 1961 January – French voters pass referendum on de Gaulle's handling of Algerian situation. May – Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS), an ...
... Algiers. September – Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) founded in Baghdad. 1961 January – French voters pass referendum on de Gaulle's handling of Algerian situation. May – Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS), an ...
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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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