Mandatory bodybuilding : nationalism, masculinity, class, and physical culture in 1930s Syria
Journal: DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library)
Year: 2010

Thesis (M.A.)--Georgetown University, 2010.; Includes bibliographical references.; Text (Electronic thesis) in PDF format. In this thesis, I argue that over the course of the 1930s in Syria, male bodies and the nation became increasingly linked under the purview of the state. Physical culture figured prominently in this process; by the end of the decade, physical fitness had become a national imperative. I rely on the Damascus daily newspaper Al-Qabas, published by the most prominent nationalist