Algeria since 1989

'Based on many years of close study of the country, the author unveils the many contradictions, complexities, and conflicts that continue to plague North Africa's most important political actor whose fate has implications for the Mediterranean region and beyond.' John P. Entelis, Fordham University 'James Le Sueur provides a striking portrait of Algeria in the 1990s that is truly remarkable for presenting a fair and balanced analysis of an extremely controversial history. While Le Sueur's account provides a full account of Algerian developments, it places these experiences within broader global contexts, making this book distinctively valuable for policy makers as well as the broader public.' John Voll, Georgetown University 'LeSueur makes an extremely valuable contribution to our understanding of contemporary Algerian history - placing this history into a broader geopolitical and sociological perspective, including the failure of democratic liberalism and the rise of political Islam and Islamic radicalism.' John Ruedy, Georgetown University

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. He is an internationally recognized expert on Algeria and political Islam, French history and decolonization. He is currently producing a documentary film on the Algerian civil war. His books include Uncivil War: Intellectuals and Identity Politics during the Decolonization of Algeria (2005) and The Decolonization Reader (2003).

Acknowledgments Chronology The principals Abbreviations and acronyms Map Introduction: democratic reform, terrorism and reconciliation 1. Building a postcolonial state 2. The road to reform 3. The kingmakers: generals and presidents in a time of terror 4. The Bouteflika era: civil society, peace, and sidelining generals 5. Energy and the economy of terror 6. A genealogy of terror: local and global jihadis 7. The future of radical Islam: from the GSPC to AQMI 8. Killing the messengers: Algeria's Rushdie syndrome Conclusion: a historian's reflections on amnesty in Algeria Notes Index