Between 'Umma, empire and nation : the role of the 'Ulama in the 'Urabi revolt and the emergence of Egyptian nationalism

This thesis contributes to an ongoing debate on the nature of Islam’s role in the emergence of nationalism in the Muslim world in general, and in Egypt in the years 1879-1882. While theories of nations and nationalism reveal a contested theoretical landscape, many scholars agree that Islam and natio...

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Main Author: Mirza, Mansoor
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.658183