num_pages: 300
description: This groundbreaking book re-examines the rise of nationalism in Palestinian politics, using a wide range of sources. Matthews argues that the advocacy of nationalist identity was inextricably interlinked with resistance to British imperialism. He probes early self-perceptions of Palestinian nationalism and its changing relationship with Islamic and pan-Arab identities.
language: English
title: Confronting an Empire, Constructing a Nation: Arab Nationalists and Popular Politics in Mandate Palestine
titlecomplete: Confronting an Empire, Constructing a Nation: Arab Nationalists and Popular Politics in Mandate Palestine (Library of Middle East History)
genres: History
ratings_count: 5
publisher: I.B.Tauris