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 12
... began on November 1, the European population in Algeria had grown to roughly one million, a far greater number than any of the British cases. These settlers in Algeria lived among eight million locals (nearly all of whom were Muslim ...
... began on November 1, the European population in Algeria had grown to roughly one million, a far greater number than any of the British cases. These settlers in Algeria lived among eight million locals (nearly all of whom were Muslim ...
Pagina 15
... began to set it ablaze in the spring and summer of 1962, blowing up buildings, destroying the vast communications and transportation networks, torching libraries and incinerating any assets – including grapevines that made fine French ...
... began to set it ablaze in the spring and summer of 1962, blowing up buildings, destroying the vast communications and transportation networks, torching libraries and incinerating any assets – including grapevines that made fine French ...
Pagina 18
... began to make steady progress and set out on an ambitious political course. In 1962 Algeria became a member of the United Nations, and Ben Bella flew to New York City to attend the induction ceremonies in October of that year. True to ...
... began to make steady progress and set out on an ambitious political course. In 1962 Algeria became a member of the United Nations, and Ben Bella flew to New York City to attend the induction ceremonies in October of that year. True to ...
Pagina 26
... began to look for work outside the country. For most, this meant looking for work in France (as they had been encouraged to do by France since the First World War, in increasing numbers).32 Chadli Bendjedid and liberalization The ...
... began to look for work outside the country. For most, this meant looking for work in France (as they had been encouraged to do by France since the First World War, in increasing numbers).32 Chadli Bendjedid and liberalization The ...
Pagina 28
... began to liberalize the economy. Like Mikhail Gorbachev would do just a few years later within the Soviet Union, Chadli attempted to reform the state- engineered economy in an effort to keep the overall political system and ideology ...
... began to liberalize the economy. Like Mikhail Gorbachev would do just a few years later within the Soviet Union, Chadli attempted to reform the state- engineered economy in an effort to keep the overall political system and ideology ...
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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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