Islamic reform and Arab nationalism : expanding the crescent from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean (1880s-1930s) /

This book examines the relationship between Islam and nationalism and the evolution of identity politics. Bridging African and Arab histories and giving a cross-national and cross-regional analysis of movements of religious reform, nationalism and anti-colonialism, its wide geographical coverage ran...

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Main Author:	Ghazal, Amal N.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Series:	Culture and civilisation in the Middle East.
Subjects:	Arab nationalism. Nationalism > Religious aspects > Islam. Islamic renewal. Islam and politics > Arab countries. Anti-imperialist movements > Arab countries. Nationalism. Islam and politics. Anti-imperialist movements. Arab countries.
Summary:	This book examines the relationship between Islam and nationalism and the evolution of identity politics. Bridging African and Arab histories and giving a cross-national and cross-regional analysis of movements of religious reform, nationalism and anti-colonialism, its wide geographical coverage ranges from Zanzibar on the Indian Ocean through to Oman into the Mediterranean.