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Genre/Form: | History |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
James D Le Sueur |
ISBN: | 9781552662564 155266256X 9781842777251 1842777254 9781842777244 1842777246 9781848135352 1848135351 |
OCLC Number: | 170166872 |
Description: | xxvi, 239 pages : map ; 22 cm |
Contents: | Introduction : democratic reform, terrorism, and reconciliation -- Building a postcolonial state -- The road to reform -- The kingmakers : generals and presidents in a time of terror -- The Bouteflika era : civil society, peace, and sidelining generals -- Energy and the economy of terror -- A genealogy of terror : local and global jihadis -- The future of radical Islam : from the GSPC to AQMI -- Killing the messengers : Algeria's Rushdie syndrome -- Conclusion : a historian's reflections on amnesty in Algeria. |
Series Title: | Global history of the present. |
Other Titles: | Between terror and democracy |
Responsibility: | James D. Le Sueur. |
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'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 Read more...

