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Algeria since 1989

Between Terror and Democracy

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

AvJames D. Le Sueur,Nicholas Guyatt

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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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Utgivningsdatum2010-01-14
Mått138 x 216 x 16 mm
Vikt382 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieGlobal History of the Present
Antal sidor272
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781842777251

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James D. Le Sueur is Associate Professor of History at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and has been a Senior Associate Member of the Middle East Centre at St Antony's College, Oxford. He is an internationally recognized expert on Algeria and political Islam, French history and decolonization. He is currently producing a documentary film on the Algerian civil war. His books include Uncivil War: Intellectuals and Identity Politics during the Decolonization of Algeria (2005) and The Decolonization Reader (2003).

AcknowledgmentsChronologyThe principalsAbbreviations and acronymsMapIntroduction: democratic reform, terrorism and reconciliation1. Building a postcolonial state2. The road to reform3. The kingmakers: generals and presidents in a time of terror4. The Bouteflika era: civil society, peace, and sidelining generals5. Energy and the economy of terror6. A genealogy of terror: local and global jihadis7. The future of radical Islam: from the GSPC to AQMI8. Killing the messengers: Algeria's Rushdie syndromeConclusion: a historian's reflections on amnesty in AlgeriaNotesIndex

'Based on many years of close study of the country, the author unveils the many contradictions, complexities, and conflicts that continue to plague North Africa's most important political actor whose fate has implications for the Mediterranean region and beyond.' John P. Entelis, Fordham University 'James Le Sueur provides a striking portrait of Algeria in the 1990s that is truly remarkable for presenting a fair and balanced analysis of an extremely controversial history. While Le Sueur's account provides a full account of Algerian developments, it places these experiences within broader global contexts, making this book distinctively valuable for policy makers as well as the broader public.' John Voll, Georgetown University 'LeSueur makes an extremely valuable contribution to our understanding of contemporary Algerian history - placing this history into a broader geopolitical and sociological perspective, including the failure of democratic liberalism and the rise of political Islam and Islamic radicalism.' John Ruedy, Georgetown University

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