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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

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