Descript |
x, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Content |
text |
Media |
unmediated |
Carrier |
volume |
Contents |
Introduction : a critique of Arab nationalism -- The trials and tribulations of the poet Fu'ad al-Khatib : a biographical essay on the origins of Arab nationalism -- Holding up the mirror : imperialism and the poetics of cultural pan-Arabism -- Saladin the Victor : national saints, great men, and the rise of the individual -- From the glory of conquest to paradise lost : al-Andalus in Arab historical consciousness -- Of kings and cavemen : museums and nationalist museology in twentieth century Egypt -- Damascus transfers : dead bodies and their translocal meanings -- Nearly victorious : the art of staging Arab military prowess -- Arab nationalism, fascism and the Jews -- Epilogue and conclusion : broken narratives. |
ISBN |
9780415499385 |
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0415499380 |
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