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Official stories : politics and national narratives in Egypt and Algeria / Laurie A. Brand.
Series: Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and culturesPublisher: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2014Description: xiv, 274 pages ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780804792165
- 080479216X
- Propaganda -- Africa, North -- History -- Case studies
- Authoritarianism -- Africa, North -- History -- Case studies
- Egypt -- Politics and government -- 1952-1970
- Egypt -- Politics and government -- 1970-1981
- Egypt -- Politics and government -- 1981-
- Algeria -- Politics and government -- 1962-1990
- Algeria -- Politics and government -- 1990-
- DT 107.827 .B73 2014
Contents:
Summary: Examines the ways that political leaderships in Egypt and Algeria have used national stories--about a state's origins, identity, and bases of unity--as part of broader strategies to assert and retain power in the face of political and economic crises.
Restor(y)ing the state : national narratives and regime resilience -- Egypt under Nasser : the evolution of revolution -- Egypt under Sadat and Mubarak : rescripting revolution, redefining legitimacy -- Algeria from the liberation struggle through Boumedienne : historic to revolutionary legitimacy -- Algeria from Bendjedid to the dark decade : the narrative fractures -- Narrative rescriptings and legitimacy crises -- Epilogue the official narrative and the "Arab Spring" : the limits of revolution.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Main Collection | DT 107.827 .B73 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5166152 |
Includes bibliographical references(pages 243-257) and index.
Restor(y)ing the state : national narratives and regime resilience -- Egypt under Nasser : the evolution of revolution -- Egypt under Sadat and Mubarak : rescripting revolution, redefining legitimacy -- Algeria from the liberation struggle through Boumedienne : historic to revolutionary legitimacy -- Algeria from Bendjedid to the dark decade : the narrative fractures -- Narrative rescriptings and legitimacy crises -- Epilogue the official narrative and the "Arab Spring" : the limits of revolution.
Examines the ways that political leaderships in Egypt and Algeria have used national stories--about a state's origins, identity, and bases of unity--as part of broader strategies to assert and retain power in the face of political and economic crises.
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