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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.

ISBN: 9781315412214 9781315412184 9781315412207

Standard No.: 10.4324/9781315412214 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Arab nationalism.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Arab countries--Civilization.

LC Class. No.: DS63.6 / .W54 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 320.5409174927 / W647