Wien, Peter.,
Arab nationalism : the politics of history and culture in the modern Middle East / Peter Wien. - 1 online resource (x, 286 pages)
1. Introduction : a critique of Arab nationalism -- 2. The trials and tribulations of the poet Fu'ad al-Khatib : a biographical essay on the origins of Arab nationalism -- 3. Holding up the mirror : imperialism and the poetics of cultural pan-Arabism -- 3.1. Saladin the Victor : national saints, great men, and the rise of the individual -- 3.2. From the glory of conquest to paradise lost : al-Andalus in Arab historical consciousness -- 4. Of kings and cavemen : museums and nationalist museology in twentieth century Egypt -- 5. Damascus transfers : dead bodies and their translocal meanings -- 6. Nearly victorious : the art of staging Arab military prowess -- 7. Arab nationalism, fascism, and the Jews -- 8. Epilogue and conclusion : broken narratives.
9781315412214 9781315412184 9781315412207
10.4324/9781315412214 doi
Arab nationalism.
Arab countries--Civilization.
DS63.6 / .W54 2017
320.5409174927 / W647
Arab nationalism : the politics of history and culture in the modern Middle East / Peter Wien. - 1 online resource (x, 286 pages)
1. Introduction : a critique of Arab nationalism -- 2. The trials and tribulations of the poet Fu'ad al-Khatib : a biographical essay on the origins of Arab nationalism -- 3. Holding up the mirror : imperialism and the poetics of cultural pan-Arabism -- 3.1. Saladin the Victor : national saints, great men, and the rise of the individual -- 3.2. From the glory of conquest to paradise lost : al-Andalus in Arab historical consciousness -- 4. Of kings and cavemen : museums and nationalist museology in twentieth century Egypt -- 5. Damascus transfers : dead bodies and their translocal meanings -- 6. Nearly victorious : the art of staging Arab military prowess -- 7. Arab nationalism, fascism, and the Jews -- 8. Epilogue and conclusion : broken narratives.
9781315412214 9781315412184 9781315412207
10.4324/9781315412214 doi
Arab nationalism.
Arab countries--Civilization.
DS63.6 / .W54 2017
320.5409174927 / W647