This book provides a comprehensive, concise and up to date presentation and analysis of Algeriäs social, economic and political conditions and evolution from the early 1960s to the present.

Résumé

This book starts by covering the birth of Algerian nation (a community connected by a homeland, the Arabic language, and Islam), gives an overview of the country under French colonialism from 1832 to 1962including the seven-year war for independence, and then tackles the state-building efforts, the elaboration of the socialist economy and its subsequent demise by the early 1990s, the decade-long armed Islamist rebellion, the central role of
the military in the political system, and the unfolding efforts at political and economic liberalization and their outcomes.

Contenu

1 Introduction 2 State Formation 3 Politics 4 Economics 5 International Relations 6 Conclusion