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The Islamist challenge in Algeria : a political history / Michael Willis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Willis, Michael J. (Lecturer)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Algeria--Politics and government.
- Algeria.
- Politics and government.
- Islam and politics--Algeria.
- Islam and politics.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 419 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Islamist challenge Algeria
- Place of Publication:
- Washington Square, N.Y. : New York University Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- In recent years, like many countries caught between the tides of fundamentalist religion and secular culture, Algeria has been rocked by social upheaval, protest, spasmodic violence, and terrorist activity. Middle East scholar Michael Willis here charts the meteoric rise of one of the largest and most powerful Islamist movements in the Muslim world.
- Notes:
- Originally published: Berkshire, U.K. : Ithaca Press, 1996.
- Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Durham University.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-406) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0814793282
- OCLC:
- 36649104
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