Revolution and Political Leadership: Algeria, 1954-1968

by William B. Quandt

Algerian political life since 1954 has been dominated by severe conflicts among the members of the political elite and by a series of crises of authority. This work examines the intraelite dissension, analyzes its consequences, and discusses the political practices that have been adopted to overcome the crises of authority caused by these divisions. The major theme stresses that the very process which led to revolution in Algeria was the one which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026267002X
• ISBN13: 9780262670029
• Release Date: October 1976
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher