{"product_id":"algeria-of-the-generals-by-lyes-laribi","title":"Algeria of the Generals by Lyes Laribi","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince independence, Algeria has been ruled by Generals who have kept the country in a state of civil war and misery. But how does this power function and endure? Arrested and tortured in Algeria for setting up a free student union in the 1980s, accused of Islamism and frequently harassed ever since, Lyes Laribi has come into close contact with Military Security, Algeria's political police force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author traces the history of the internal quarrels between General Zeroual's clan and General Nezzar's-coups d'état, economic schemes, political crimes spanning from 1962 to 1999. Now, Lyes Laribi reveals that behind the government of the current president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, lies a third clan of Generals, an extension of these corrupt cliques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis courageous investigation by the author of \u003cem\u003eDans les geôles de Nezzar\u003c\/em\u003e is an original and passionate critique of Algeria's recent history. An invitation to give back to the Algerian people the trust and voice confiscated from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword by Ghazi Hidouci, statistician, economist, Algerian Minister of Economy and Finance during the government of openness and reform (1989-1991).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith an unpublished chart of the Algerian military hierarchy since 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArrested and tortured in Algeria for setting up a free student union in the 1980s, accused of Islamism and frequently harassed ever since, Lyes Laribi has come into close contact with Military Security, Algeria's political police force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Max Milo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51170165915933,"sku":"9782315012305","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/5897\/files\/Screenshot2026-04-14at3.38.54pm.png?v=1776195553","url":"https:\/\/www.middleeastbooks.com\/products\/algeria-of-the-generals-by-lyes-laribi","provider":"Middle East Books and More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}