Algeria since 1989 : between terror and democracy / James D. Le Sueur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Le Sueur, James D., author.

Series:

Global history of the present.

Global History of the Present

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Algeria--History--1990-.

Algeria.

Algeria--Politics and government--1990-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Algeria's democratic experiment is seminal in post-Cold War history. 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.

Contents:

Prelims; Introduction: democratic reform, terrorism, and reconciliation; 1 Building a postcolonial state; 2 The road to reform; 3 The kingmakers: generals and presidents in a time of terror; 4 The Bouteflika era: civil society, peace, and sidelining generals; 5 Energy and the economy of terror; 6 A genealogy of terror: local and global jihadis; 7 The future of radical Islam: from the GSPC to AQMI; 8 Killing the messengers: Algeria's Rushdie syndrome; Conclusion: a historian's reflections on amnesty in Algeria; Notes; Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786612473104

9781350218390

1350218391

9781848136106

1848136102

9781282473102

1282473107

9781780345079

1780345070

9781848135352

1848135351

OCLC:

609855634