The Origins of Arab Nationalism [Paperback]

Rashid Khalidi (Editor), Lisa Anderson (Editor), Muhammad Muslih (Editor), Reeva Simon (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0231074352 | ISBN-13: 978-0231074353 0

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

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 )

Review

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 )

Product Details

• Paperback: 325 pages
• Publisher: Columbia University Press (September 15, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0231074352
• ISBN-13: 978-0231074353
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #676,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rashid Khalidi, author of six books about the Middle East--Sowing Crisis, The Iron Cage, Resurrecting Empire, Origins of Arab Nationalism, Under Siege, and the award-winning Palestinian Identity--is the Edward Said Chair in Arab Studies at Columbia University. He has written more than eighty articles on Middle Eastern history and politics, including pieces in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and many journals. Professor Khalidi has received fellowships and grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the American Research Center in Egypt, and the Rockefeller Foundation; he was also the recipient of a Fulbright research award. Professor Khalidi has been a regular guest on numerous radio and TV shows, including All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation, Morning Edition, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and Nightline.