The Origins Of Arab Nationalism by Rashid Khalidi
This study traces the emergence of Arab national consciousness from the late Ottoman period through the interwar years, showing how modernizing reforms, urban intellectuals, and political notables transformed regional identities into political nationalism. It emphasizes the roles of Arab-speaking elites and cultural revival movements—across religious communities—as well as the influence of European ideas and wartime dislocations, rather than seeing nationalism as a spontaneous mass movement. The book also examines how World War I, the collapse of Ottoman authority, and subsequent British and French mandates (and their competing imperial policies, including Zionism in Palestine) shaped the political trajectory of Arab nationalism and its struggles for statehood and independence.
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- 1991
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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