Wikipedia:WikiProject Library of Congress Country Studies/Algeria

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Profile sections
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 * Historical Background
 * History of Algeria (some sections, maybe fill in more)
 * Geography
 * Society
 * Health in Algeria
 * Education in Algeria
 * Economy
 * Transportation and Telecommunications
 * Government and Politics
 * National Security
 * Human rights in Algeria
 * Law enforcement in Algeria

Country Study
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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 * Background notes
 * Human rights
 * religious freedom