The Making of an Egyptian Arab Nationalist: The Early Years of Azzam Pasha, 1893-1936

by Coury, Ralph M.

• ISBN13: 9780863722332
• ISBN10: 0863722334
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-09-01
• Publisher: Intl Specialized Book Service Inc

Summary

This book is a study of the life and thought of Abd al-Rahman Azzam -- the man who was to become the first Secretary-Secretary-General of the Arab League. It provides a richly textured portrait of Azzam's life, and also delineates the development and nature of the Arab nationalism which he adopted in the period between the two world wars. In his book Coury takes issue with much existing scholarly research, choosing to view Azzam's Arab nationalism as a mixture of illusory representations and genuine insight -- a new ideology that drew on long-lived elements within Egyptian culture, including a sense of kinship based on the Arabic language.

Author Biography

Ralph M. Coury is Associate Professor of History at Fairfield University in Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Introduction	1	(14)
Part I Becoming an Egyptian Arab Nationalist
Givens	15	(48)
The Son of a Shaykh and the Son of Muhammad Farid	63	(32)
Introduction to Libya: With Nuri and the Ottomans	95	(48)
The Tripolitanian Republic	143	(88)
Part II Egyptian Arab Nationalism in Thought and Practice
Finding an Egyptian Niche	231	(34)
Practising Egyptian Arab Nationalism: Mutual Recognition and Aid	265	(62)
Practising Egyptian Arab Nationalism: Cultivating the New and the Old	327	(80)
Conclusion: The Ideology of Egyptian Arab Nationalism	407	(66)
Appendix	473	(14)
Bibliography	487	(26)
Index	513