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

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A radical corrective to Western misconceptions that reduce Algeria’s tragedy to a clash of stereotypes

The violence that has ravaged Algeria in latest years has regularly defied explanation. Often invoked in debates about political Islam, transitions to democracy, globalization, and humanitarian intervention, Algeria’s tragedy has been reduced to a clash of stereotypes: Islamists vs secularists, terrorists vs innocent civilians, or generals vs a defenceless society. The superiority of such simplistic representations has disabled public opinion inside in addition to outdoor the country and contributed to the intractability of the conflict.

This book offers a radical corrective to Western misconceptions. Rejecting the standard tautological approaches of inherent, predetermined conflict, Hugh Roberts explores the outlook and evolution of the quite a lot of forces as they emerged: the Islamists; the Berberists; the factions throughout the army; the regime on the whole; and external actors.

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