Arab Nationalism: The Politics Of History And Culture In The Modern Middle East
by Peter Wien /
2010 / English / PDF
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Arab nationalism has been one of the dominant ideologies in the
Middle East and North Africa since the early twentieth century.
However, a clear definition of Arab nationalism, even as a
subject of scholarly inquiry, does not yet exist.
Arab nationalism has been one of the dominant ideologies in the
Middle East and North Africa since the early twentieth century.
However, a clear definition of Arab nationalism, even as a
subject of scholarly inquiry, does not yet exist.Arab Nationalism
Arab Nationalism sheds light on cultural expressions of
Arab nationalism and the sometimes contradictory meanings
attached to it in the process of identity formation in the modern
world. It presents nationalism as an experienceable set of
identity markers – in stories, visual culture, narratives of
memory, and struggles with ideology, sometimes in culturally
sophisticated forms, sometimes in utterly vulgar forms of
expression. Drawing upon various case studies, the book
transcends a conventional history that reduces nationalism in the
Arab lands to a pattern of political rise and decline. It offers
a glimpse at ways in which Arabs have constructed an identifiable
shared national culture, and it critically dissects conceptions
about Arab nationalism as an easily graspable secular and
authoritarian ideology modeled on Western ideas and visions of
modernity.
sheds light on cultural expressions of
Arab nationalism and the sometimes contradictory meanings
attached to it in the process of identity formation in the modern
world. It presents nationalism as an experienceable set of
identity markers – in stories, visual culture, narratives of
memory, and struggles with ideology, sometimes in culturally
sophisticated forms, sometimes in utterly vulgar forms of
expression. Drawing upon various case studies, the book
transcends a conventional history that reduces nationalism in the
Arab lands to a pattern of political rise and decline. It offers
a glimpse at ways in which Arabs have constructed an identifiable
shared national culture, and it critically dissects conceptions
about Arab nationalism as an easily graspable secular and
authoritarian ideology modeled on Western ideas and visions of
modernity.
This book offers an entirely new portrayal of nationalism and a
crucial update to the field, and as such, is indispensable
reading for students, scholars and policymakers looking to gain a
deeper understanding of nationalism in the Arab world.
This book offers an entirely new portrayal of nationalism and a
crucial update to the field, and as such, is indispensable
reading for students, scholars and policymakers looking to gain a
deeper understanding of nationalism in the Arab world.