Divided Loyalties

Informationen zum Autor James L. Gelvin is Assistant Professor of History at the University of California! Los Angeles. Klappentext "A novel study. Mass politics are central to our century, and Gelvin brings them to life in a readable narrative. This book adds a new dimension to an ongoing and important debate in the field."Leila Fawaz, author of An Occasion for War Zusammenfassung Detailing the role played by non-elites, this book presents a perspective on nationalism in the Arab Middle East in the early 20th century. It documents the appearance of the popular committee and examines nationalist politics as a mass phenomenon that informs the politics of the region today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction PART ONE: THE STRUCTURE OF POLITICAL ORGANIZATION IN FAYSALI SYRIA 1. From "Patriotic Agitation" to the Advent of Mass Politics 2. The Popular Committees PART TWO: NATIONALIST COMMUNITIES OF DISCOURSE 3· The Symbolic Component of Rival Nationalist Discursive Fields 4· The Integrative and Prescriptive Powers of Rival Nationalist Discursive Fields PART THREE: THE CEREMONIES OF NATIONALISMS 5. Mobilization from Above and the Invention of Traditions 6. Demonstrating Communities Conclusions Bibliography Index

Autorentext
James L. Gelvin is Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Klappentext
"A novel study. Mass politics are central to our century, and Gelvin brings them to life in a readable narrative. This book adds a new dimension to an ongoing and important debate in the field."Leila Fawaz, author of An Occasion for War

Zusammenfassung
Detailing the role played by non-elites, this book presents a perspective on nationalism in the Arab Middle East in the early 20th century. It documents the appearance of the popular committee and examines nationalist politics as a mass phenomenon that informs the politics of the region today.

Inhalt
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
PART ONE: THE STRUCTURE OF POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
IN FAYSALI SYRIA
1. From "Patriotic Agitation" to the Advent of Mass Politics 
2. The Popular Committees 
PART TWO: NATIONALIST COMMUNITIES OF DISCOURSE
3· The Symbolic Component of Rival Nationalist Discursive Fields 
4· The Integrative and Prescriptive Powers of Rival Nationalist Discursive Fields
PART THREE: THE CEREMONIES OF NATIONALISMS
5. Mobilization from Above and the Invention of Traditions 
6. Demonstrating Communities 
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index

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