Arab Nationalism in the Twentieth Century
Subtitle: From Triumph to Despair
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: March 14, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780691122724
Subjects: Nationalism; 20th century; Middle East - General; History; History - General History; History: World; Arabian peninsula; Modern - 20th Century; Political Ideologies - Nationalism; History / Middle East; Middle Eastern Studies; Political Science and International Relations; World History / Comparative History
First sentence: The men and women of the nationalist generation who had sought the unity of the Arab people must have cast weary eyes at one another when they heard their acknowledge leader call a truce with those they considered to be anti-unionists; they must have dropped their heads and thrown their hands in the air when he announced the onset of a new era where "solidarity" among Arab states would replace the quest for a comprehensive political unity.