Arab Nationalism
The Politics of History and Culture in the Modern Middle East
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Nationalism has been one of the most important political ideologies in the Arab world. This comprehensive text covers a wide expanse of time and geographical area, and includes a wealth of case studies. Rather than just concentrating on the history of ideas and the role of elites it examines Arab nationalism through the experience and role of the masses. It shows how Arab nationalism has actually manifested itself as a cultural and political phenomenon. Organised thematically it includes analysis of the 19th century origins of Arab nationalism right through to its contemporary manifestations.
This book sheds light on cultural expressions of Arab Nationalism and the contradictory meanings often attached to it. It presents nationalism as an experienceable set of identity markers - in stories, visual culture, narratives of memory and struggles with ideology. Using case studies, the book transcends a conventional history that reduces nationalism in the Arab lands to a pattern of political rise and decline. It suggests Arabs have constructed an identifiable shared national culture, and it critically dissects conceptions about Arab nationalism as an easily graspable secular and authoritarian ideology modelled on Western ideas and visions of modernity.
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