Arab Nationalism

BASSAM TIBI

'...impressive study of Arab nationalism. It should quickly find its way into the required reading lists of all serious students of Arab politics, for it fills a need that has not been met thus far in the English literature.' - Michael C. Hudson, International Journal of Middle East Studies

• Foreword to the Third Edition - Preface to the Second Edition - Foreword to the English Translation - A Note on Sources, Quotations and Transliteration - Introduction to the Second Edition: Arab Nationalism Revisited - PART 1: AN ATTEMPT TO DISTINGUISH THIRD WORLD FROM EUROPEAN VARIETIES OF NATIONALISM - The Origins of Nation Formation and Nationalism in Europe - Social Science Interpretations of Nationalism and of Nation Formation in the 'Third World' - The Role of Nationalism and Nation Formation in the Process of Emancipation of the Peoples of the 'Third World' - PART 2: THE EMERGENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONALISM IN THE ARAB WORLD BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR - The Historical Background of Arab Nationalism - The Genesis of Arab Nationalism - PART 3: SATI' AL-HUSRI'S THEORY OF POPULIST PAN-ARAB NATIONALISM AND ITS PHILOSOPHICAL ORIGINS - The Origins of al-Husri's Definition of the Nation - The Foundations of Sati' al-Husri's Political Theory - PART 4: AL-HUSRI'S THEORY IN ACTION: POPULIST PAN-ARAB NATIONALISM IN COMPETITION WITH OTHER POLITICAL CURRENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST - Pan-Arab Nationalism versus Pan-Islamism: The Role of Islam in al-Husri's Writing - Pan-Arab versus Local Nationalism I: al-Husri and the Egyptian Nationalists - Pan-Arab versus Local Nationalism II: al-Husri's Critique of Antun Sa'ada and his Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) - Postscript - PART 5: BETWEEN ARAB NATIONALISM AND ISLAM - Notes - Bibliography - Index