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This is a much needed, concise survey of Arab nationalism both as an historical movement and a doctrine. The author identifies the particular characteristics and development of Arab nationalism and provides a wide-ranging history.

 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.

Preface.

1. Nationalism and Its Theories.

2. Narrating the Nation.

3. Cultural and Political Arabism.

4. Educating the Nation: Sati' al-Husri.

5. In Search of Theory.

6. Socialism and Pan-Arabism.

Bibliography.

Guide to Further Reading.

Glossary.

List of Dynasties.

Index.

 

About the Author

Youssef Choueiri is Reader in the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at Exeter University. He is the author of a number of books. His publications include State and Society in Syria and Lebanon, 1919-1990 (1994), and Islamic Fundamentalism (1997).