The Agony of Algeria
by:
Martin Stone (author)
Stone provides a brief historical overview of Algeria since 1830 before focusing on three crucial phases of the postcolonial era: that of Ben Bella and Boumedienne; the reform era of Chadli Benjedid; and the political and economic crisis under the Higher States Committee (HCE). He examines the...
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Stone provides a brief historical overview of Algeria since 1830 before focusing on three crucial phases of the postcolonial era: that of Ben Bella and Boumedienne; the reform era of Chadli Benjedid; and the political and economic crisis under the Higher States Committee (HCE). He examines the dominant state institutions--the army and the FLN--and outlines the increasingly bitter divisions, social and political, which account for the current crisis. (Choice)
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780231109116 (0231109113)
ASIN: 0231109113
Publish date: 1997-10-01
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Pages no: 200
Edition language: English