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"...Takes us well beyond the case of Algeria and persuasively highlights the no less uncertain predicament of Muslim societies everywhere." -- James Piscatori, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
"There could hardly be a more inflammatory political topic at present...a really valuable work on the subject." -- Professor John Dunn, Cambridge University
"There could hardly be a more inflammatory political topic at present...a really valuable work on the subject." -- Professor John Dunn, Cambridge University
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During the late twentieth century, many authoritarian states underwent a dramatic transition to democracy. This book examines the process of democratic reform in Muslim countries, the problems it throws up and the cultural ideas and practices that prevail. Concentrating in particular on Algeria, and using extensive on-the-ground research, Frédéric Volpi offers a unique insight into the political history of the Algerian conflict and raises serious questions about the relationship between Islam and democracy on an international level. Addressing the problem of the radicalization of political Islam in the region, he suggests possible solutions to the security and foreign policy dilemmas linked to international terrorism.
A bitter battle has been fought between the secular state and the Islamic fundamentalists in Algeria since the 1980s. It's a paradigmatic "clash of civilizations" for some, while for others it is a distorted and local crisis in which "democratization" was introduced in a deeply authoritarian civil context. Looking in particular at the role of oil resources, which give Algeria great international geo-strategic and economic importance, Volpi explores Algeria's political transition -- a story which continues to have immense potential significance for other non-democractic Muslim countries.
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From the perspective of the political analyst, as much as from that of concerned citizens, the periods of political upheavals that completely redefine the social practices and institutional framework of a polity provide invaluable opportunities to question common assumptions about the logic of social change and the foundations of political order. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
islamistes algériens, associative movement, civil concord, military strongmen, democratic transition Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Prime Minister, Defence Minister, Algerian President, Chief of Staff, European Union, Ibn Khaldun, Cold War, North African, Taleb Ibrahimi, Interior Minister, Algerian Islamic, Finance Minister, Gulf War, High Command, Muslim Brotherhood, Head of State, Latin America, Arab Socialist, Ben Badis, Paris Club, Saudi Arabia, After the June, Alexis de Tocqueville, Berber Spring New!
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From the perspective of the political analyst, as much as from that of concerned citizens, the periods of political upheavals that completely redefine the social practices and institutional framework of a polity provide invaluable opportunities to question common assumptions about the logic of social change and the foundations of political order. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
islamistes algériens, associative movement, civil concord, military strongmen, democratic transition Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Prime Minister, Defence Minister, Algerian President, Chief of Staff, European Union, Ibn Khaldun, Cold War, North African, Taleb Ibrahimi, Interior Minister, Algerian Islamic, Finance Minister, Gulf War, High Command, Muslim Brotherhood, Head of State, Latin America, Arab Socialist, Ben Badis, Paris Club, Saudi Arabia, After the June, Alexis de Tocqueville, Berber Spring New!
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- The Third Wave by Samuel P. Huntington on 5 pages
- Civil Society in the Middle East (Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East, Vol 50) by Augustus Richard Norton on 5 pages
- The Arab State by Giacomo Luciani on 4 pages
- Modern Algeria, Second Edition: The Origins and Development of a Nation by John Ruedy on 4 pages
- Islam and Democracy by John L. Esposito on 4 pages
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- Fanaticism and Conflict in the Modern Age (Cass Series--Military History and Policy) by Mathew Hughes in Back Matter
- Democracy: A History by John Dunn in Back Matter
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