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From the "Great Arab Revolt" against Ottoman rule in World War I to the upheavals of the Arab Spring, this text analyzes a century of modern Arab history through the lens of three intertwined notions: the idea of a single Arab nation, the reality of multiple Arab states, and the competition between them over both concrete and symbolic interests. These concepts are presented against the background of Great Power involvement in the region, regional issues such as the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Iran-Iraq war, and the rise of political Islam.
The evolution of regional Arab politics is examined from its infancy at the beginning of the 20th century to the profound challenges posed by the upheavals of the Arab Spring, and through the emergence of multiple Arab states organized under the League of Arab States, the pan-Arab heyday of Gamal Abdel Nasser between 1955 and 1967, and the subsequent consolidation of a multi-polar Arab state system. This history highlights the changing nature of modern Arab identity, the achievements and shortcomings of Arab state formation processes, and the influence of enduring communal, tribal, religious and ethnic identities on the modern Arab order. Altogether, these factors help explain contemporary Arab realities and why the Arab nationalist dream of achieving power and prosperity in line with an idealized image of the past, has proven elusive. This failure, in turn, has fueled both the recent upheavals and limited the prospects for successful outcomes.
This broad and readable synthesis covers the political, economic, social, and cultural history of the Arab region. By reexamining what "being Arab" means today, politically and culturally, it will be a valuable text to students seeking to understand the modern Middle East.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: The Emergence of Arab Nationalism: One Nation, Many States
Chapter One: Arab Nationalism: Modest Beginnings.
Chapter Two: World War I and its aftermath: The Arab Revolt and Unrealized Expectations
Chapter Three: State-Building and Nation-Building in Adverse Circumstances
Chapter Four: The Dynastic Era - Upheaval, Revolution and Transition (1945-54)
Chapter Five: The Radical Heyday (1955-67)
Part Two: From Order to Disorder: The Triumph and Decline of Arab States
Chapter Six: After the June 1967 Debacle: Picking Up the Pieces (1967-70)
Chapter Seven: Diminished Leadership: Egypt and the Arab Order in the Sadat-Mubarak Era (1970-2010)
Chapter Eight: Failed Aspirations, Failed State: Iraq Under Saddam, and Beyond (1968-2010)
Chapter Nine: Syria Under the Asad Dynasty: From Weak State to Aspiring Regional Power (1970-2010)
Chapter Ten: Symbol vs. Substance: The Palestinian Movement in the Arab Firmament Since 1967
Chapter Eleven: The Arab Spring: Disorder and Disintegration
Concluding Observations
