Synopses & Reviews
The Origins of Arab Nationalism contains the most recent revisionist scholarship on the rise of Arab nationalsim that began with the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
The various contributors, including C. Ernest Down, Mahmoud Haddad, Reeva Simon, and Beth Baron, provide an unusually broad survey of the Arab world at the turn on the century, permitting a comparison of developments in a variety of settings from Syria and Egypt to the Hijaz, Libya, and Iraq.
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"This seminal work will forge new paths for future historians of nationalism in the Arab world. It provides valuable information." Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr., Pennsylvania State University
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"Represents a serious scholarly work. Introducing newly found archival materials and sources from the late Ottoman period, it constitutes a contribution to the study of nationalism in the Arab world." Arab Studies Quarterly
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"This seminal work will forge new paths for future historians of nationalism in the Arab world. It provides valuable information." Authur Goldschmidt, Jr.
Synopsis
Contributors, including C. Ernest Dawn, Mahmoud Haddad, Reeva Simon, and Beth Baron, provide a broad survey of the Arab world at the turn of the century, permitting a comparison of developments in a variety of settings from Syria and Egypt to the Hijaz, Libya, and Iraq.
About the Author
Rashid Khalidi is Associate Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History and Associate Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago. He is the author of
Under Siege: P.L.O. Decision-Making During the 1982 War.
Lisa Anderson is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Middle East Institute, Columbia University.
Muhammad Muslih is Assistant Professor of History at C.W. Post College. He is the author of The Origins of Palestinian Nationalism.
Reeva S. Simon is Staff Associate at the Middle East Institute, Columbia University. She is the author of Iraq Between the Two World Wars and editor of The Middle East and North Africa