Worldview

Arab Nationalism in Context

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U.S. plans for nation-building in Iraq have raised the importance of understanding the movement known as Arab nationalism. The history and impact of Arab nationalism tells a lot about the region and the outside actors that have attempted to influence the area. From Nasser and pan-Arabism in Egypt, to the socialist Baath party, Arab nationalism has a major role in the conflicted modern history of the region. Listen below to Jerome McDonnell's series of interviews about Arab nationalism, originally aired in April, 2003.
	Post-Ottoman history Rashid Khalidi — Professor of History and Director of the Center for International Studies at the University of Chicago, co-editor of The Origins of Arab Nationalism 4.21.03
	Nasser James Jankowski — Professor of History at the University of Colorado at Boulder, author of Nasser's Egypt, Arab Nationalism, and the United Arab Republic and co-editor of Rethinking Nationalism in the Arab Middle East 4.23.03
	History of the Baath Party Adeed Dawisha — Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami at Ohio, author of Arab Nationalism in the 20th century: From Triumph to Despair 4.24.03
	Baath party and civil society in Iraq Eric Davis — Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers, author of the forthcoming book, Memories of State: Politics, History and Collective Identity in Modern Iraq 4.28.03
	Political Islam vs. Pan-Arabism Malik Mufti — Associate Professor at Tufts University, author of Sovereign Creations: Pan-Arabism and Political Order in Syria and Iraq 4.29.03