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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1926 – The nationalist organization, the Étoile Nord-Africaine (ENA), founded in Paris. Led by its general secretary, Ahmed Messali Hadj, the group publicizes its agenda to liberate Algeria. 1929 – ENA is dissolved and banned by France.
1926 – The nationalist organization, the Étoile Nord-Africaine (ENA), founded in Paris. Led by its general secretary, Ahmed Messali Hadj, the group publicizes its agenda to liberate Algeria. 1929 – ENA is dissolved and banned by France.
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December – Messali Hadj, marginalized by FLN, creates a rival guerrilla organization, the Mouvement National Algérien (MNA). The two formations compete for control over Algerian nationalism. 1955 January – François Mitterrand, ...
December – Messali Hadj, marginalized by FLN, creates a rival guerrilla organization, the Mouvement National Algérien (MNA). The two formations compete for control over Algerian nationalism. 1955 January – François Mitterrand, ...
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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 ultra-right, ...
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 ultra-right, ...
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... OAS Organisation Armée Secrète / Secret Armed Organization (sometimes known as Organisation de l'Armée Secrète / Organization of the Secret Army) OAU Organization of African Union OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ...
... OAS Organisation Armée Secrète / Secret Armed Organization (sometimes known as Organisation de l'Armée Secrète / Organization of the Secret Army) OAU Organization of African Union OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ...
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Indeed, by the 1990s Algeria's previous fortunes seemed to have unequivocally reversed, and many foreign governments, the European Union, and international human rights organizations called on the state to end the terrifying conflict ...
Indeed, by the 1990s Algeria's previous fortunes seemed to have unequivocally reversed, and many foreign governments, the European Union, and international human rights organizations called on the state to end the terrifying conflict ...
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Inhoudsopgave
| 1 | |
1 Building a postcolonial state | 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 |
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
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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 | geïllustreerd, herdruk |
| Uitgever | Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1848135351, 9781848135352 |
| Lengte | 269 pagina's |
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