The Arabic Language and National Identity: A Study in Ideology

The Arabic Language and National Identity: A Study in Ideology
- Arab Heritage: Exploring Tradition and Myth
- Arab vs. Turkish Nationalism: A Historical Perspective
- Analysis of Key Texts on Arab Cultural Nationalism
- Ideological Trends: Language and Territorial Nationalism
- Future Research: Language and Nationalism in the Arab Context
Considering the communicative and symbolic roles of language in articulating national identity, Yasir Suleiman provides a fresh perspective on nationalism in the Middle East. The links between language and nationalism are delineated and he demonstrates how this has been articulated over the past two centuries.

Straddling the domains of cultural and political nationalism, Suleiman examines the Arab past (looking at the interpretation and reinvention of tradition, and myth-making); the clash between Arab and Turkish cultural nationalism in the 19th and early 20th century; readings of canonical treatises on the topic of Arab cultural nationalism, the major ideological trends linking language to territorial nationalism; and provides a research agenda for the study of language and nationalism in the Arab context.

This the first full-scale study of this important topic and will be of interest to students of nationalism, Arab and comparative politics, Arabic Studies, history, cultural studies and sociolinguistics.
Country USA
Brand Edinburgh University Press
Manufacturer Edinburgh University Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780748617074
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Edinburgh University Press
Manufacturer	Edinburgh University Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780748617074
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Arabic Language and National Identity: A Study in Ideology

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