Pan-Arabism before Nasser : Egyptian power politics and the Palestine Question / Michael Doran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doran, Michael Scott, 1962-

Series:

Studies in Middle Eastern history (New York, N.Y.)

Studies in Middle Eastern history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Egypt--Politics and government--1919-1952.

Egypt.

Politics and government.

Panarabism.

Egypt--Foreign relations--Arab countries.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Arab countries.

Physical Description:

230 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Pan Arabism before Nasser

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Summary:

This book aims to alter profoundly the accepted version of the history of post-World War II Egyptian foreign policy. To this end, Doran convincingly demonstrates the absence of any true pan-Arab front from the very beginning of the Arab League. Reconsidering Cairo's policy decisions during the critical years from 1944 to 1948, he proves that Egyptian national interests were always placed before the united Arab front against Israel. Even while participating in the 1948 war with Israel, Egypt regarded Zionism and the Palestine Question as less important than achieving independence from Britain and thwarting the expansionist aims of Iraq and Jordan. Ultimately, this study is a bold rethinking of twentieth-century Middle Eastern politics and history, with key implications for both the study of the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict and the volatile politics of the Middle East in general.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index.

ISBN:

0195123611

OCLC:

39045182