Arab Nationalism: Between Islam and the Nation-State. Bassam Tibi

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TextPublication details: Macmillan Press, UK 1981, 1990, 1997ISBN:

9780312162863

Summary: An analysis of the various theories of nationalism; a history of Arab nationalism; study of the ideas of Sati 'al-Husri, perhaps the foremost propagandist for the most widely accepted view of Arab nationalism. He posits that by emphasizing the purely cultural factors of nationhood, glories of past acheivements and the perfidy of external enemies, Arab nationalism ignored the unsatisfactory social conditions and failed to develop into progressive modernization.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	SAF Reference Library	DS36-39.2	DS37-39.2 203.65.TIOOJ (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		D432

An analysis of the various theories of nationalism; a history of Arab nationalism; study of the ideas of Sati 'al-Husri, perhaps the foremost propagandist for the most widely accepted view of Arab nationalism. He posits that by emphasizing the purely cultural factors of nationhood, glories of past acheivements and the perfidy of external enemies, Arab nationalism ignored the unsatisfactory social conditions and failed to develop into progressive modernization.

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