"First published in the United Kingdom by C. Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London"--T.p. verso.

Introduction -- Algeria before 1962 -- Algeria under Ben Bella and Boudienne -- Algeria under Chadli Bendjedid -- The economy in crisis -- The post-Chadli crisis -- The political landscape -- Islamism and the growth of the FIS -- Towards a holy war -- The Berber question -- The Algerians and the French -- Alberia's foreign policy -- Conclusion: the agony of Algeria.