| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> AlgeriaFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Algeria**Library of Congress Call Number DT275                   .A5771 1994**- Algeria  AcknowledgmentsPreface
- Table                       A. Selected Acronyms and Contractions  Country                       Profile  - Visit new updated                       Profile(PDF)- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and TelecommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Anthony Toth)                          - Pre-History                           of Central North Africa  North                           Africa during the Classical Period- Carthage                               and the Berbers  The                               Roman EraVandals                               and Byzantines
- Islam                           and the Arabs, 642-1830    - Fatimids  AlmoravidsAlmohads
- Zayanids  MaraboutsEuropean                               Offensive
- Privateers  Ottoman                               RuleRelations                               with the United States
- France                           in Algeria, 1830-1962    - Invasion                               of Algiers  The                               Land and ColonizersOpposition                               to the Occupation
- Abd                               al Qadir  Colonization                               and Military ControlHegemony                               of the Colons
- Algerian                               Nationalism    - Political                                   Movements  Viollette                                   PlanPolarization                               and Politicization
- War                               of Independence    - FLN  PhilippevilleConduct                                   of the War
- Committee                                   of Public Safety  De                                   GaulleThe                                   Generals' Putsch
- Independent                           Algeria, 1962-92     - Aftermath                               of the War  Ben                               Bella and the FLNBoumediene                               Regime
- Chadli                               Bendjedid and Afterward       - Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (Mary-Jane Deeb)                            - Physical                           Setting         - Geographic                               Regions          - The                                   Tell  The                                   High Plateaus and the Saharan AtlasNortheastern                                   Algeria
- The                                   Sahara   Climate                               and HydrologyTerrain
- Population    - Demographic                               Profile  MigrationUrbanization                               and Density
- Ethnic                           Groups and Languages    - The                               Peoples  Languages:                               Arabic and BerberArabization
- Structure                           of Society    - Preindependence                               Society  The                               Revolution and Social ChangeToward                               a Modern Society
- The                           Individual, the Family, and the Sexes    - Family                               and Household  Men                               and WomenFamily                               Code
- Family                               Planning   Islam- Early                               History  Tenets                               of IslamIslam                               and the Algerian State
- Religious                           Minorities   EducationHealth                           and Welfare
Health
- Social                               Welfare  Housing- Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Boulos A. Malik)                          - Development                           Planning   Government                           Role Public                           Finances
Budget
- External                               Debt and Payments  Currency                               and Exchange RatesForeign                               Aid
- Investments   Services- Banking  TourismLabor                           and Employment
- Natural                           Resources and Energy    - Hydrocarbons  MineralsElectric                               Power
- Industry    - Manufacturing  ConstructionAgriculture
Land                               Tenure and Reform
- Crops  LivestockForestry
- Fishing   Transportation                           and Telecommunications- Transportation    - Railroads  PortsRoads
- Airports   TelecommunicationsTrade
Trading                               Partners
- Exports                               and Imports  Balance                               of PaymentsTrade                               Account
- Trends      - Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (John P. Entelis with Lisa                       Arone)                            - Political                           Environment         - Postindependence                               Politics and the Socialist Tradition  The                               Revolutionary Period and IndependenceThe                               "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, 1976-79Recent                               Political Events
Political-Economic                                   Liberalization under Benjedid, 1979-88
- Democratization,                                   October 1988-January 11, 1992  Return                                   to Authoritarianism, January 11, 1992Political                           Structure and Processes
Structure                               of the National Government
Constitution
- Executive:                                   Presidential System  Legislative:                                   National People's AssemblyRole                               of Political Parties
FLN                                   Role
- Legalization                                   of Political Parties and Beginnings of a Pluralist                                   System  Electoral                                   SystemJudicial                               System
Supreme                                   Court
- Provincial                                   Courts  TribunalsMilitary                                   Tribunals
- High                                   Judicial Council   Local                               and Regional GovernmentWilayat
- Dawair    - Communes  Municipal                                   GovernmentEffective                           Institutions
Political                               Configuration: The Army-Party-State Triangle
- The                               Elite  Military                               Dictatorship- High                                   Council of State  National                                   Consultative CouncilThe                               Islamist Factor
The                                   Islamist Movement since the Late 1980s
- Role                                   of the FIS    Civil                           Society - The                               Algerian General Workers' Union and the Workers'                               Movement  Youth                               and Student UnionsThe                               National Union of Algerian Farmers
- The                               Entrepreneurial Class  Socialist                               Vanguard PartyThe                               Women's Movement
- The                               Press  The                               Arabization MovementForeign                           Policy 
General                               Trends
- Africa    - The                                   Maghrib  Sub-Saharan                                   AfricaArab                               and Middle East Affairs
- The                               West    - The                                   United States  France                                   and the Mediterranean Countries- Chapter                       5 - National Security  (Jean R. Tartter)                          - External                           Security Problems and Policies  Security                           Interests Outside the MaghribSecurity                           Problems with Neighboring States
- Strategic                           Perspectives  Domestic                           Security ConcernsIslamic                           Opposition
- Berber                           Separatism  The                           Military HertiageThe                           Military and Boumediene
- The                           Armed Forces  ArmyAir                           Force
- Navy  Uniforms,                           Ranks, and InsigniaPersonnel                           and Recruitment
- Conditions                           of Service  The                           Defense BurdenForeign                           Military Assistance
- Internal                           Security   Gendarmerie                           NationaleS�ret�                           Nationale
Intelligence                               Agencies
- Criminal                           Justice System  Prison                           Conditions- Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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