Official stories : politics and national narratives in Egypt and Algeria

Official stories : politics and national narratives in Egypt and Algeria / Laurie A. Brand.

Until the recent uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, the resilience of authoritarian regimes seemed a fundamental feature of regional politics. While economic, political, and internal security policies are most often considered in discussions of regime maintenance, Laurie Brand introduces...

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Main Author: Brand, Laurie A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014]
Series:Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures.
Subjects:
Since 1952
Propaganda > Africa, North > History > Case studies.
Authoritarianism > Africa, North > History > Case studies.
15.80 history of Africa.
HISTORY > Middle East > Egypt.
Authoritarianism
Politics and government
Propaganda
Egypt > Politics and government > 1952-1970.
Egypt > Politics and government > 1970-1981.
Egypt > Politics and government > 1981-2011.
Algeria > Politics and government > 1962-1990.
Algeria > Politics and government > 1990-
North Africa
Algeria
Egypt
Egypte.
Algerije.
Case studies
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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