Arab Patriotism

The Ideology and Culture of Power in Late Ottoman Egypt

Adam Mestyan

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Princeton University Press
03 November 2020

Regional & national history; Middle Eastern history; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism; Nationalism

Arab Patriotism presents the essential backstory to the formation of the modern nation-state and mass nationalism in the Middle East. While standard histories claim that the roots of Arab nationalism emerged in opposition to the Ottoman milieu, Adam Mestyan points to the patriotic sentiment that grew in the Egyptian province of the Ottoman Empire d

By: Adam Mestyan
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780691209012
ISBN 10: 0691209014
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 03 November 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Adam Mestyan is assistant professor of history at Duke University.

Reviews for Arab Patriotism: The Ideology and Culture of Power in Late Ottoman Egypt

This study is a significant step in clarifying identity in the Arab provinces during the 19th century regarding both the Ottoman Empire and within the provinces themselves. * Choice * Mestyan is at his best when he excavates and reconstructs lines connecting diverse and often obscure individuals to equally diverse institutions of power. ---Wilson Chacko Jacob, American Historical Review Adam Mestyan's Arab Patriotism is an ambitious project on the Ottoman province of Egypt . . . in the nineteenth century. ---Side Emre, Bustan Arab Patriotism is an ambitious study. Dealing with Egyptian history from the 1830s to the 1890s, it addresses two hitherto relatively unexplored subjects. . . . Throughout, the study presents fresh material and opens new perspectives on Egyptian history. The book is a significant contribution to the history of modern Egypt. ---James Jankowski, Journal of Arabic Literature