A thoroughly up-to-date revision of a landmark textbook.
The second edition of Modern Algeria brings readers up to date with
the outcome of the 2004 Algerian elections. Providing thorough
coverage of the 1990s and the end of the Algerian Civil War, it
addresses issues such as secularist struggles against
fundamentalist Islam, ethnic and regional distinctions, gender,
language, the evolution of popular culture, and political and
economic relationships with France and the expatriate community.
Updated information on resources enhances the usefulness of this
popular textbook that has become a standard in the field.
John Ruedy is Emeritus Professor of History at Georgetown
University. He is author of Land Policy in Colonial Algeria and
Islamism and Secularism in North Africa and has served most
recently as the North Africa editor for the Encyclopedia of the
Modern Middle East and North Africa.
Praise for the first edition:
"Essential reading for Maghreb specialists as well as for
anyone interested in issues of nation-building and political
culture in Africa." -Africa Today
"The best and most comprehensive history of modern Algeria in
English." -Digest of Middle East Studies
"A thoughtful and much-needed introductory historical analysis
of Algeria." -Choice
Ausstattung/Bilder: 2nd ed. 2005. X, 290 p. w. 7 maps.
Seitenzahl: 344
Englisch
Abmessung: 235mm x 162mm x 24mm
Gewicht: 542g
ISBN-13: 9780253217820
ISBN-10: 0253217822
Best.Nr.: 21859073
Praise for the first edition: "Essential reading for Maghreb specialists as well as for anyone interested in issues of nation-building and political culture in Africa." --Africa Today "The best and most comprehensive history of modern Algeria in English." --Digest of Middle East Studies "A thoughtful and much-needed introductory historical analysis of Algeria." --Choice
John Ruedy is Emeritus Professor of History at Georgetown University. He has served most recently as the North Africa editor for the Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa.
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Table of Contents: - List of Maps - Preface to the Second Edition - Preface to the First Edition - ONE Introduction - TWO Ottoman Algeria and Its Legacy - THREE Invasion, Resistance, and Colonization, 1830-1871 - FOUR The Colonial System and the Transformation of Algerian Society, 1871-1919 - FIVE The Algerian Nationalist Movement, 1919-1954 - SIX The War of Independence, 1954-1962 - SEVEN The Challenges of Independence, 1962-1978 - EIGHT The Bendjedid Years-Readjustment and Crisis - NINE Insurgency and the Pursuit of Democracy - Appendix-Place Names - Bibliographical Essay - Bibliography - Index
