TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brand,Laurie A.
TI  - Official stories: politics and national narratives in Egypt and Algeria 
T2  - Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures
SN  - 9780804792165
AV  - DT 107.827 .B73 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Stanford, California
PB  - Stanford University Press
KW  - Propaganda
KW  - Africa, North
KW  - History
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Authoritarianism
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1952-1970
KW  - 1970-1981
KW  - 1981-
KW  - Algeria
KW  - 1962-1990
KW  - 1990-
N1  - 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
N2  - 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.
ER  -