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Arab nationalism : the politics of history and culture in the modern Middle East / Peter Wien.

By: Wien, Peter [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2017Description: 1 online resource (x, 286 pages).ISBN: 9781315412214; 9781315412184; 9781315412207.Subject(s): Arab nationalism | Arab countries -- CivilizationDDC classification: 320.5409174927 Online resources: Click here to view.
Contents:
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.
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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.

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