1 Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements viii
4. 1 The Arabic Language and National Identity: Aims and Scope
5. 1 Aims of the Study: The Disciplinary Context 1
6. 2 What is National Identity? 4
7. 3 Theoretical and Empirical Scope 9
8. 4 Organization of this Book 12
9. 2 Setting the Scene
10. 1 Definition: The Achilles Heel 16
11. 2 Two Modes of Defining the Nation 20
12. 3 Two Types of Nation, Two Types of Nationalism 23
13. 4 Language and National Identity 27
14. 5 Conclusion 33
15. 3 The Past Lives On
16. 1 Introduction 38
17. 2 In Praise of Arabic 42
18. 3 Hikmat aWArab: Wisdom of the Arabs 47
19. 4 Lahn: Solecism 49
20. 5 'Ajam and 'Arab 55
21. 6 The Arabs as a Nation (umma): Further Evidence 64
22. 7 Conclusion 66
23. 4 The Arabic Language Unites Us
24. 1 Introduction 69
25. 2 From Ottomanism to Turkism: The Turkification of the Ottoman Turks 70
26. 3 From Ottomanism to Arabism: Preliminary Remarks 79
27. 4 Ibrahim aLYaziji: From Immediate Aims to Underlying Motives 96
28. 5 Conclusion 109
29. 5 Arabic, First and Foremost
30. 1 Introduction 113
31. 2 Under the Banner of Arabic 117
32. 3 Sati' ahHusri: Arabic, First and Foremost 126
33. 4 Zaki aLArsuzi: The Genius of the Arab Nation Inheres in its Language 146
34. 5 Conclusion 158
35. 6 The Arabic Language and Territorial Nationalism
36. 1 Introduction 162
37. 2 The Arabic Language and Territorial Nationalism: Antun Sa'ada and Regional Syrian Nationalism 164
38. 3 The Arabic Language and Egyptian Nationalism: Early Beginnings 169
39. 4 The Arabic Language and Egyptian Nationalism: Full Elaboration 174
40. 5 The Arabic Language and Lebanese Nationalism: A General Introduction 204
41. 6 Conclusion 219
42. 7 Conclusion: Looking Back, Looking Forward
43. 1 The Arabic Language and National Identity: Looking Back 224
44. 2 The Arabic Language and National Identity: Looking Forward 228
45. Notes 232
46. Bibliography 249
47. Index 270