The Fall of the Muslim Brotherhood: Implications for Egypt

Middle East Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 111-123

  Monier, Elizabeth Iskander ^a   Ranko, Annette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b GIGA GERMAN INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL AND AREA STUDIES   (Germany)

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EID: 84890082315     PISSN: 10611924     EISSN: 14754967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12050     Document Type: Article

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