Egypt, Islam, and the Arabs : the search for Egyptian nationhood, 1900-1930 / Israel Gershoni, James P. Jankowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gershoni, I., author.

Jankowski, James P., 1937- author.

Series:

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

Studies in Middle Eastern History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Egypt.

Nationalism.

Egypt--Politics and government--1882-1952.

Egypt.

Egypt--Relations--Arab countries.

Arab countries--Relations--Egypt.

Arab countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 346 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this study of the development of Egyptian nationalism during the early part of this century, the authors argue that it was slow to evolve because Islam constituted both a religious and a political community that did not recognize territorial boundaries.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction: Nationalist Tendencies in Egypt, 1900-1914; 1. Egyptians, Ottomans, and Arabs during World War I; 2. The Revolution of 1919 and Its Aftermath: The Apotheosis of Egyptian Nationalism; 3. Egypt and the Caliphate Question, 1924-1926; 4. Egyptian Intellectuals and the Formation of a New National Image; 5. The Egyptian Nationalist Image of the Arabs; 6. The Egyptianist Image of Egypt: I. Environment and the Nation; 7. The Egyptianist Image of Egypt: II. Toward an Egyptian Territorial History; 8. The Egyptianist Image of Egypt: III. Pharaonicism

9. The Egyptianist Image of Egypt: IV. Toward an Egyptian National Literature 10. Egypt and the Arab World in the 1920's; 11. ""Easternism"" in Egypt in the 1920's; Conclusion: The Triumph of Egyptianism; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

"In cooperation with the Dayan Center and the Shiloah Institute for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-43950-5

0-19-536486-4

1-60129-606-1

OCLC:

70721185