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Metamorphosis of the Nation (al-Umma) - The Rise of Arabism & Minorities in Syria and Lebanon, 1850-1940 (Hardcover)
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Metamorphosis of the Nation (al-Umma) - The Rise of Arabism & Minorities in Syria and Lebanon, 1850-1940 (Hardcover)
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Studies on nationalism in the "Arab World" have dealt with the
socio-economic conditions through which the nationalist phenomena
emerged. Notwithstanding the importance of these conditions, the
focus here is on the cultural aspects as manifested in the language
of the discourse and ideology. Proto-nationalist and nationalist
phenomena could not exist outside their discourse and ideology
through which they were modeled, shaped and identified as a
conceptual framework through association, behavioral patterns, and
loyalty to collective identities. Theorists of nationalism tend to
deal with the terms nation, nationalism as givens without
specifying the exact time and place in which the terms had been
coined to signify their concepts. ... This book focuses on
nationalist and ethnic discourse through textual analysis from
classical and modern Arabic. Tracing the development in the usage
of terms related to collective identities, the present study shows
that Arabic print language, education and press rooted the usage of
al-umma to signify several connotations in accordance to its user,
creating perplexity for defining al-umma. Chapters trace the usage
of umma, qawm, sha'b and 'arab in the classical texts; investigate
the development of the nationalist discourse since the end of the
19the century until 1940; and deal with four religious communities
in Syria and Lebanon, and the role of their intellectuals in
formulating ideas concerning their self-image in nationalist terms.
Throughout, the study keeps track of the changes in Arabist
discourse of the term "umma." A Conclusion reevaluates the ethnic
and nationalist discourse at the present time, showing that the
elitist characteristics of al-umma, "the nation," has had a limited
influence on subduing parochial identities such as tribes and
religious communities, as well as the Islamic cosmopolitan
identity. ... This book is essential reading for all those engaged
in the study and research of collective identity, Islam,
nationalism and ethnicity.
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