Islam and the Politics of Resistance in Algeria, 1783-1992

by Laremont, Ricardo Rene

• ISBN13: 9780865437531
• ISBN10: 086543753X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Africa World Pr

Summary

This multi-disciplinary work documents the,centrality of Islam in Algeria's ideological,development. It presents a stimulating,examination of the crucial and decisive role that,Islam has played in Algeria's past and current,political struggles and provides a penetrating,analysis of Islam's impact on Algerian political,culture. While primarily a study of political,culture, the book also examines related issues,including the relationship between religion and,government, the creation of political legitimacy,and political economy.

Author Biography

Ricardo Rene Laremont is the associate director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at SUNY-Binghamton and is appointed to the faculty of Political Science.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
The Politics of Islam	10	(17)
The Relevant Political Actors	14	(1)
The Diversity of Political Islam	14	(13)
Sufism and Resistance to Colonialism (1783-1871)	27	(14)
Introduction	27	(1)
The Sufi Orders	28	(2)
Ottoman Rule	30	(2)
The French Invasion and Algerian Resistance	32	(8)
Conclusion	40	(1)
Political Islam in Hibernation: The Effects of French Colonialism (1870-1919)	41	(16)
Introduction	41	(2)
The Process of Colonialism, 1870-1919	43	(14)
Political Islam: Proletarian Nationalists, Clerics, and Bourgeois Liberals (1902-1954)	57	(46)
Introduction	57	(3)
The Etoile Nord-Africaine: Independence-Oriented Proletarian Nationalists	60	(20)
The Association of the Ulema: Clerics Trying to Reform Society	80	(8)
The Jeunes Algeriens: Liberals Searching for a Mass Constituency	88	(12)
Conclusion	100	(3)
The Ideological Revolution within the Armed Revolution (1954-1965)	103	(42)
Introduction	103	(2)
The Revolution within the Revolution	105	(40)
Boumedienne: Shifting from Islamic Socialism to Authoritarianism (1965-1978)	145	(30)
Introduction	145	(2)
From Islamic Socialism to Authoritarianism	147	(7)
The Economic Context of Authoritarianism	154	(12)
Cultural and Educational Politics, Demographic Change, and Political Resistance	166	(7)
Conclusion	173	(2)
The Beginning of the End: Chadli Ben Jadid and the Politics of Disintegration (1978-1992)	175	(38)
The Process of Disintegration	175	(10)
The Emergence of the Islamist Opposition	185	(8)
Political Reform	193	(4)
Multiparty Elections and the Attempted Transition to Democracy	197	(8)
The FIS' Positions on Constitutional Issues	205	(4)
Conclusion	209	(4)
Conclusion	213	(14)
Historical Summary and Theoretical Conclusions for Algeria	213	(9)
Broader Theological Conclusions	222	(5)
Appendix: Educational and Political Backgrounds of Principal FLN Leaders	227	(2)
Endnotes	229	(32)
Bibliography	261	(16)
Index	277