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This book offers a new interpretation of the rich narratives of Arab secularism, contending that secularism as a set of ideas and a social movement is destined to loom large on the political and legal horizon of most Arab states.

This book offers a new interpretation of the rich narratives of Arab secularism, contending that secularism as a set of ideas and a social movement is destined to loom large on the political and legal horizon of most Arab states.

The study of Arab historiography and of the emergence of the Arab nation-state as an object of historical treatment is a matter of considerable current interest. Despite its importance, no academic work has dealt with this subject as a major preoccupation of Arab historians and intellectuals. This book, first published in 1989, discusses the development of modern Arab historiography and its study of the nation-state in the nineteenth century, ...

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This text traces the social and political development of Syria and Lebanon from the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire to the present day. Written by a number of specialists and scholars, it offers a comparative study by means of concentration on major turning-points in the modern history of both countries.

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A Companion to the History of the Middle East" offers a fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of this region. A fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of the Middle EastComprises 26 newly-commissioned essays by leading international scholarsPrimarily focused on the modern and contemporary periodsCovers religious, social, cultural, economic, political and military historyTreats the region as four diffe...

A Companion to the History of the Middle East" offers a fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of this region. A fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of the Middle EastComprises 26 newly-commissioned essays by leading international scholarsPrimarily focused on the modern and contemporary periodsCovers religious, social, cultural, economic, political and military historyTreats the region as four diffe...

This is a much needed, concise survey of Arab nationalism both as an historical movement and a doctrine. The author identifies the particular characteristics and development of Arab nationalism and provides a wide-ranging history.

A striking analysis of how and why Islamic values have become such a potent contemporary political force, shedding new light on a much misunderstood situation.>

A striking analysis of how and why Islamic values have become such a potent contemporary political force, shedding new light on a much misunderstood situation.