Rethinking Nationalism in the Arab Middle East

Israel Gershoni is professor of history at Tel Aviv University. James Jankowski is professor of history at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

• Acknowledgments Introduction, by Israel Gershoni and James Jankowski Part I. Narrativity I: Mechanics of Historiography: How Academics Construct Nationalist History 1. Rethinking the Formation of Arab Nationalism in the Middle East, 1920-1945: Old and New Narratives, by Israel Gershoni 2. The Formation of Yemeni Nationalism: Initial Reflections, by Fred Halliday 3. The Tropes of Stagnation and Awakening in Nationalist Historical Consciousness: The Egyptian Case, by Gabriel Piterberg Part II. Narrativity II: Mechanics of Ideology: How Nationalists Construct Nationalist History 4. The Arab Nationalism of George Antonius Reconsidered, by William L. Cleveland 5. The Imposition of Nationalism on a Non-Nation State: The Case of Iraq During the Interwar Period, 1921-1941, by Reeva S. Simon 6. Nationalist Iconography: Egypt as a Woman, by Beth Baron Part III. Discursive Competitions: The Interplay of Rival Nationalist Visions 7. Nationalizing the Pharaonic Past: Egyptology, Imperialism, and Egyptian Nationalism, 1922-1952, by Donald M. Reid 8. Arab Nationalism in "Nasserism" and Egyptian State Policy, 1952-1958, by James Jankowski Part IV. Polycentrism 9. The Formation of Palestinian Identity: The Critical Years, 1917-1923, by Rashid Khalidi 10. The Palestinians: Tensions Between Nationalist and Religious Identities, by Musa Budeiri 11. Arab Nationalism in the Age of the Islamic Resurgence, by Emmanuel Sivan Part V. Nationalist Diffusion from the Bottom Up: Other Voices 12. The Other Arab Nationalism: Syrian/Arab Populism in Its Historical and International Contexts, by James L. Gelvin 13. Arab Workers and Arab Nationalism in Palestine: A View from Below, by Zachary Lockman 14. The Paradoxical in Arab Nationalism: Interwar Syria Revisited, by Philip S. Khoury Notes Glossary of Arabic Terms Works Cited in the Text Contributors Index