Between Terror and Democracy
  • Co-published with: Zed Books
  • Paperback ISBN: 9781552663585
  • Paperback Price: $24.95 CAD
  • Publication Date: Mar 2010
  • Rights: Canada
  • Pages: 192

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Between Terror and Democracy

Algeria since 1989

James D. Le Sueur

Algeria’s democratic experiment is seminal in post-Cold War history. In this book Le Sueur shows that Algeria is at the very heart of contemporary debates about Islam and secular democracy. Between Terror and Democracy is a lively examination of how the fate of one country is entwined with much greater global issues.


 

Contents

Introduction: Democratic Reforms, 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 Rhusdie Syndrome • Conclusion: A Historian’s Reflections on Amnesty in Algeria • Notes • Index

 

About the Author

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.