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- Historical Background
- History of Algeria (some sections, maybe fill in more)
- Geography
- Society
- Economy
- Transportation and Telecommunications
- Government and Politics
- National Security
Country Study[edit]
Country study A Country Study: Algeria Library of Congress Call Number DT275 .A5771 1994
* Algeria
* Acknowledgments
* Preface
* Table A. Selected Acronyms and Contractions
* Country Profile - Visit new updated Profile (PDF)
o Country
o Geography
o Society
o Economy
o Transportation and Telecommunications
o Government and Politics
o National Security
* Introduction
* Chapter 1 - Historical Setting (Anthony Toth)
o Pre-History of Central North Africa - in Prehistory of Central North Africa
o North Africa during the Classical Period - all in North Africa during the Classical Period
o Islam and the Arabs, 642-1830 - all in Rise of Islam in Algeria, except...
+ Ottoman Rule - in Ottoman rule in Algeria
+ Relations with the United States - in Algeria-United States relations
o France in Algeria, 1830-1962 French rule in Algeria
+ Invasion of Algiers
+ The Land and Colonizers
+ Opposition to the Occupation
+ Abd al Qadir
+ Colonization and Military Control
+ Hegemony of the Colons
+ Algerian Nationalism Nationalism and resistance in Algeria
# Political Movements
# Viollette Plan
+ Polarization and Politicization
+ War of Independence Algerian War of Independence
# FLN
# Philippeville
# Conduct of the War
# Committee of Public Safety
# De Gaulle
# The Generals' Putsch
o Independent Algeria, 1962-92 History of Algeria since 1962
+ Aftermath of the War
+ Ben Bella and the FLN
+ Boumediene Regime
+ Chadli Bendjedid and Afterward
* Chapter 2 - The Society and Its Environment (Mary-Jane Deeb)
o Physical Setting
+ Geographic Regions
# The Tell
# The High Plateaus and the Saharan Atlas
# Northeastern Algeria
# The Sahara
+ Climate and Hydrology
+ Terrain
o Population
+ Demographic Profile
+ Migration
+ Urbanization and Density
o Ethnic Groups and Languages
+ The Peoples
+ Languages: Arabic and Berber
+ Arabization
o Structure of Society
+ Preindependence Society
+ The Revolution and Social Change
+ Toward a Modern Society
o The Individual, the Family, and the Sexes
+ Family and Household
+ Men and Women
+ Family Code
+ Family Planning
o Islam
+ Early History
+ Tenets of Islam
+ Islam and the Algerian State
o Religious Minorities
o Education
o Health and Welfare
+ Health
+ Social Welfare
+ Housing
* Chapter 3 - The Economy (Boulos A. Malik)
o Development Planning
o Government Role
o Public Finances
+ Budget
+ External Debt and Payments
+ Currency and Exchange Rates
+ Foreign Aid
+ Investments
o Services
+ Banking
+ Tourism
o Labor and Employment
o Natural Resources and Energy
+ Hydrocarbons
+ Minerals
+ Electric Power
o Industry
+ Manufacturing
+ Construction
o Agriculture
+ Land Tenure and Reform
+ Crops
+ Livestock
+ Forestry
+ Fishing
o Transportation and Telecommunications
+ Transportation
# Railroads
# Ports
# Roads
# Airports
+ Telecommunications
o Trade
+ Trading Partners
+ Exports and Imports
+ Balance of Payments
+ Trade Account
o Trends
* Chapter 4 - Government and Politics (John P. Entelis with Lisa Arone)
o Political Environment
+ Postindependence Politics and the Socialist Tradition
+ The Revolutionary Period and Independence
+ The "Heroic" Stage: Ben Bella's Regime, 1962-65
+ Boumediene and the Socialist Experiment
# Council of the Revolution, 1965-75
# Formation of the Second Algerian Republic, 1976-79
+ Recent Political Events
# Political-Economic Liberalization under Benjedid, 1979-88
# Democratization, October 1988-January 11, 1992
# Return to Authoritarianism, January 11, 1992
o Political Structure and Processes
+ Structure of the National Government
# Constitution
# Executive: Presidential System
# Legislative: National People's Assembly
+ Role of Political Parties
# FLN Role
# Legalization of Political Parties and Beginnings of a Pluralist System
# Electoral System
+ Judicial System
# Supreme Court
# Provincial Courts
# Tribunals
# Military Tribunals
# High Judicial Council
+ Local and Regional Government
+ Wilayat
+ Dawair
# Communes
# Municipal Government
o Effective Institutions
+ Political Configuration: The Army-Party-State Triangle
+ The Elite
+ Military Dictatorship
# High Council of State
# National Consultative Council
+ The Islamist Factor
# The Islamist Movement since the Late 1980s
# Role of the FIS
o Civil Society
+ The Algerian General Workers' Union and the Workers' Movement
+ Youth and Student Unions
+ The National Union of Algerian Farmers
+ The Entrepreneurial Class
+ Socialist Vanguard Party
+ The Women's Movement
+ The Press
+ The Arabization Movement
o Foreign Policy
+ General Trends
+ Africa
# The Maghrib
# Sub-Saharan Africa
+ Arab and Middle East Affairs
+ The West
# The United States
# France and the Mediterranean Countries
* Chapter 5 - National Security (Jean R. Tartter)
o External Security Problems and Policies
o Security Interests Outside the Maghrib
o Security Problems with Neighboring States
o Strategic Perspectives
o Domestic Security Concerns
o Islamic Opposition
o Berber Separatism
o The Military Heritage
o The Military and Boumediene
o The Armed Forces
o Army
o Air Force
o Navy
o Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia
o Personnel and Recruitment
o Conditions of Service
o The Defense Burden
o Foreign Military Assistance
o Internal Security
o Gendarmerie Nationale
o Sûreté Nationale
+ Intelligence Agencies
o Criminal Justice System
o Prison Conditions
* Appendix. Tables * Bibliography * Glossary