Egypt's beer : Stella, identity, and the modern state / Omar D. Foda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foda, Omar D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stella (Beer)--History.

Stella (Beer).

Beer--Egypt--History.

Beer.

Beer industry--Egypt--History.

Beer industry.

Beer industry--Government policy--Egypt.

Beer industry--Political aspects--Egypt.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Religious aspects--Islam--Egypt.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Religious aspects--Islam.

Government policy.

History.

Egypt.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

252 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2019.

Contents:

Introduction

Grand plans in glass bottles: Importing the modern beer industry into Egypt

A star rises: Stella and the Egyptian beer industry, 1920-1940

Crowning the pyramid: the Egyptian beer industry's "mature" period, 1940-1952

Stella is always delicious: selling beer in the time of Nasser, 1952-1958

A Pan-Arab brew: Stella and the United Arab Republic, 1958-1961

Getting the Dutch out: how Stella became the beer of the Egyptian regime, 1961-1972

Opening up Stella: the Infitah and the beer business in Egypt, 1973-1985

An American Pharaoh and the Egyptian star: Stella, 1985-2003

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-242) and index.

ISBN:

9781477319543

1477319549

9781477319550

1477319557

OCLC:

1081337822