Pan-Arabism before Nasser

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This book aims to alter profoundly the accepted version of the history of post-World War II Egyptian foreign policy. Michael Doran convincingly demonstrates the absence of any true pan-Arab front from the very beginning of the Arab League. Pan-Arabism before Nasser: Egyptian Power Politics and the Palestine Question argues that, in the late 1940s, Cairo pursued a single-minded foreign policy designed to drive Great Britain, the enemy of Egyptian independence, out of the Middle East. This struggle generated the secondary goal of Egyptian foreign policy: undermining the Middle Eastern states working to sustain British influence in the region. While uncovering a significant dimension of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Doran also lays the foundation for a new understanding of Egyptian foreign policy. He argues persuasively that pan-Arabism, a policy that historians have traditionally associated with the rise of Gamal Abd al-Nasser in the middle 1950s, actually originated under the old regime. Pan-Arabism before Nasser is a bold rethinking of twentieth-century Middle Eastern politics and history, with key implications for both the study of the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict and the volatile politics of the Middle East in general. It will appeal to students, scholars, and professionals in several disciplines.

subjects: Politics and government,  Panarabism,  Arab-Israeli conflict,  Foreign relations,  Egypt -- Politics and government -- 1919-1952,  Egypt -- Foreign relations -- Arab countries,  Egypt, politics and government,  Egypt, foreign relations,  HISTORY,  Diplomatic relations,  Nahostkonflikt,  Panarabismus,  Buitenlandse politiek,  Pan-Arabisme,  Palestijnse kwestie,  Coopération arabe,  Panarabisme,  Conflit israélo-arabe,  Politique et gouvernement,  Relations extérieures

Places: Egypt,  Arab countries

Times: 1919-1952