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History of Algeria
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In this history of the Spanish Civil War, the author focuses on the social and political developments within the Republican camp in Catalonia. Mr Godicheau aims to go beyond what he considers a strongly politicized historiography of the factional political and ideological struggles on the Republican side. He sketches how the initial social revolution led by the anarchist movement in Catalonia was gradually turned back by a growing tendency towards authoritarianism both among the communist factions and within the libertarian and anarchist factions, as well as within the Confederacíon Nacional del Trabajo (CNT). See ... Cesar M. Lorenzo's review in this volume, pp. 510-513.
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The modern history of Algeria is a story of faded hopes and broken promises turning into nightmares. Being on the top of Arab modernization projects some 40 years ago, this country today needs strong support by its wealthy sponsors in order to avoid sinking again into chaos and civil war of larger scale. The high oil prices for a moment have reduced the threat of the radical Islamic groups but the high dependency on oil and gas as main export commodities and confused national identities of the population reserve many unpleasant surprises for those who plan to live their lives in this country.
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This revised edition of a dissertation (University of Amsterdam, 2001) examines the history of the International Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU), from its origins in 1913 and its foundation in 1919 to the end of World War II. Following a general chronological overview of the rise of the IFTU, Dr Van Goethem, who recently contributed a chapter on the IFTU to a volume on the history of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) (see IRSH, 46 (2001), p. 491), deals with various thematic issues central to the IFTU's history: its relations with the communists, international trade secretariats, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the American trade union movement; the battle against fascism and Nazism; and the position of women in the international trade union movement. Short biographies of the main actors are appended.
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The executive has always been the dominant section of government, and in the early history of Algeria this power was concentrated in the hands of the president. Ever since Chadli was forced to resign in 1992, the army has exerted a tremendous influence on the president, and the office of the president has become much weaker. The president appoints members of the judiciary, and although the APN is nominally democratically elected and some elections have been commended by international observers, few people outside the government would claim that the make-up of the APN bears much relationship to votes cast.
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Nemours (1229) is a seaport near the Moroccan frontier, which formerly bore an Arabic name pregnant with its history - Jamaa-el-Ghazuat (" rendezvous of the pirates "). The surrounding country is rich in mineral wealth. Arzeu (3085) occupies a site on the western side of the gulf of the same name. It has a good harbour, is the outlet for the produce of several fertile valleys, and the starting-point of a railway which penetrates into the Sahara. This railway passes Saida (6256), 106 m. south of Arzeu, one of the capitals of Abd-el-Kader, and serves to bring down from the high plateaus their rich crops of esparto grass. Four miles S.E.
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At the outset Alistair Horne bemoans the complexities and difficulties involved in writing recent history, where many of the main players are still alive and active. Ironically, it is he who falls into that trap - for the only faults to this otherwise excellent rendition are occaisonal of-the-cuff cryptic references by the author to some event that happened at the time and which he experienced. He obviously assumes that others share his memory. But these are few and tiny details. Over all this is an excellent text.
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