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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... important and devastating aspects of the events of the 1990s. As with most violent political conflicts, Algeria's terrible discord during the 1990s has given rise to a range of conflicting interpretations, beginning with the debate over ...
... important and devastating aspects of the events of the 1990s. As with most violent political conflicts, Algeria's terrible discord during the 1990s has given rise to a range of conflicting interpretations, beginning with the debate over ...
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... important lessons for those around the world attempting to understand complex terrorist networks well before the 9/11 attacks. While militants escalated the jihad at home and abroad, the Algerian government was hard-pressed to find its ...
... important lessons for those around the world attempting to understand complex terrorist networks well before the 9/11 attacks. While militants escalated the jihad at home and abroad, the Algerian government was hard-pressed to find its ...
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... important economic liberalization and to work with foreign energy companies to capitalize on the country's nature-given resources, toward the late 1990s it finally began to move away from the military powerbrokers and to work toward a ...
... important economic liberalization and to work with foreign energy companies to capitalize on the country's nature-given resources, toward the late 1990s it finally began to move away from the military powerbrokers and to work toward a ...
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... important part of Algeria's contemporary history. As such, this study is intended for audiences with an interest in Algeria but also for those seeking to understand how domestic and international politics interact within a context as ...
... important part of Algeria's contemporary history. As such, this study is intended for audiences with an interest in Algeria but also for those seeking to understand how domestic and international politics interact within a context as ...
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... important challenges for Algerian leaders, and both would fester for decades. Many of the Berbers, largely from Kabylia, rejected the Algerian state's immediate decision to adopt an “Arab” political platform and to use Arabic as a prime ...
... important challenges for Algerian leaders, and both would fester for decades. Many of the Berbers, largely from Kabylia, rejected the Algerian state's immediate decision to adopt an “Arab” political platform and to use Arabic as a prime ...
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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