| Official Stories: Politics and National Narratives in Egypt and Algeria Contributor(s): Brand, Laurie A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804789606 ISBN-13: 9780804789608 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Egypt (see Also Ancient - Egypt) |
| Dewey: 962.05 |
| LCCN: 2014021438 |
| Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |