Identity in Algerian politics:the legacy of colonial rule

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hill J. N. C (Jonathan N. C.), 1978-
Published: Lynne Rienner Publishers,
Publisher Address: Boulder
Publication Dates: 2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: vii, 223 p.: ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9781588266088 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1588266087 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Index Number: D741
CLC: D741.52
Call Number: D741.52/H646
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-209) and index.
French colonial rule and its enduring legacies -- Algerian nationalism and the War of Liberation -- Independence and the challenges of nation building -- Economic crisis and the descent into violence -- National identity and the ongoing struggle.
Explores the multiple causes of two decades of political change, social and economic upheaval, and conflict in post-independence Algeria, focusing on the relationship between identity and sociopolitical stability in Algerian nation building.