Arab Nationalism: Between Islam and the Nation-State

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction to the Second Edition: Arab Nationalism Revisited....Pages 1-26
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
The Origins of Nation Formation and Nationalism in Europe....Pages 29-38
Social Science Interpretations of Nationalism and of Nation Formation in the ‘Third World’....Pages 39-58
The Role of Nationalism and Nation Formation in the Process of Emancipation of the Peoples of the ‘Third World’....Pages 59-71
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
The Historical Background of Arab Nationalism....Pages 75-94
The Genesis of Arab Nationalism....Pages 95-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
The Origins of al-Husri’s Definition of the Nation....Pages 125-141
The Foundations of Sati’ al-Husri’s Political Theory....Pages 142-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Pan-Arab Nationalism versus Pan-Islamism: The Role of Islam in al-Husri’s Writings....Pages 161-177
Pan-Arab versus Local Nationalism I: al-Husri and the Egyptian Nationalists....Pages 178-190
Pan-Arab versus Local Nationalism II: al-Husri’s Critique of Antun Sa’ada and his Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP)....Pages 191-198
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Pan-Arab Nationalism as Westernised Ideology and Politics of Arab States: Between Ba’thism and Nasserism until the Six-Day War....Pages 201-217
The Revival of Political Islam: Between Islam and Arab Nationalism....Pages 218-233
Back Matter....Pages 234-365