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"I found The Battlefield deeply knowledgeable, clearly written and always thought provoking. Of many writers on Algerian contemporary affairs I particularly value Hugh Roberts' unremitting effort to site Algerian problems in an Algerian context, thus avoiding the stereotypes and incorrect analogies that so clutter much writing on the subject ... an excellent and deeply rewarding book for anyone who wants to try to penetrate the often obscure politics of this troubled and important country." - Ronald E. Neumann, US Ambassador to Bahrain, Ambassador to Algeria 1994-1997 "...provocative, profoundly committed and impeccably documented, [The Battlefield] enlightens the obscurity of Algerian politics and questions the conventional wisdom of intellectuals. It is not only a collection of articles but a book all of its own, worth serious reflection for years to come." - Jean Leca, Professor at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques, former Chair of the Editorial Board of Monde Arabe, 'Maghreb Machrek' "No other European scholar has followed the twists and turns of Algerian politics with such tenacity, sympathy and understanding." - Roger Owen, A.J. Meyer Professor of Middle East History at Harvard
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The violence that has ravaged Algeria has often defied explanation. Regularly invoked in debates about political Islam, transitions to democracy, globalization, and the right of humanitarian interference, Algeria's tragedy has been reduced to a clash of stereotypes: Islamists vs. a secular state, terrorists vs. innocent civilians, or generals vs. a defenseless society. The prevalence of such simplistic representations has disabled public opinion inside as well as outside the country and contributed to the intractability of the conflict.
This collection of essays offers a radical corrective to Western misconceptions. Rejecting the usual tautological approaches of inherent, predetermined conflict, Hugh Roberts explores the outlook and evolution of the various internal forces as they emerged—the Islamists, the Berberists, the factions within the army, and the régime in general—and he looks at external interests and actors. He explains their strategies and the maneuvers in which they have engaged. The resulting analyses illuminate the startling dynamics of the conflict and the real issues at stake, and identify the implications not only for Algeria but also for this crucial region.
Informed by a deep knowledge of Algeria and Algerian history, these accessible essays guide the reader through the extraordinary politics of the drama in all its complexity.
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The development of a radical Islamist movement has been a major feature of Algerian political life since the mid-1970s and especially since the death of President Houari Boumediene in December 1978. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nationalist political tradition, military reshuffle, pluralist constitution, formal pluralism, equivocal ambition, doctrinaire economics, radical mission, sidential elections, external endorsement, distributive state, nationalist legitimacy, révolution algérienne, international gallery Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ben Bella, Algerian Islamism, Ben Hadj, President Chadli, Rome Platform, European Union, Third Worldism, Abassi Madani, Middle East, European Parliament, Ben Badis, President Zeroual, Said Sadi, Tizi Ouzou, Liamine Zeroual, Mouloud Hamrouche, Redha Malek, Islamic Salvation Front, Algerian Islamist, Ernest Gellner, High State Committee, Taleb Ibrahimi, Mohamed Boudiaf, Ali Kafi, Chief of Staff New!
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The development of a radical Islamist movement has been a major feature of Algerian political life since the mid-1970s and especially since the death of President Houari Boumediene in December 1978. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nationalist political tradition, military reshuffle, pluralist constitution, formal pluralism, equivocal ambition, doctrinaire economics, radical mission, sidential elections, external endorsement, distributive state, nationalist legitimacy, révolution algérienne, international gallery Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ben Bella, Algerian Islamism, Ben Hadj, President Chadli, Rome Platform, European Union, Third Worldism, Abassi Madani, Middle East, European Parliament, Ben Badis, President Zeroual, Said Sadi, Tizi Ouzou, Liamine Zeroual, Mouloud Hamrouche, Redha Malek, Islamic Salvation Front, Algerian Islamist, Ernest Gellner, High State Committee, Taleb Ibrahimi, Mohamed Boudiaf, Ali Kafi, Chief of Staff New!
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- Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is; Revised Edition (Penguin Classics) by Friedrich Nietzsche on 5 pages
- The Middle East (Sociology of Development Societies) by Talal Asad on 4 pages
- Muslim Society (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) by Ernest Gellner on 4 pages
- The Middle East and Europe by B. A. Roberson in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 (New York Review Books Classics) by Alistair Horne on page 60, page 180, and Back Matter
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