The Battlefield: Algeria 1988-2002: Studies in a Broken Polity

by Hugh Roberts

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859845711
• ISBN13: 9781859845714
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"