Being Arab: Arabism and the Politics of Recognition

by Christopher Wise (-Editor)

This volume, co-edited by Wise and Paul James, contains essays from leading scholars on Arabism and Pan-Arabism in the aftermath of the U.S. led invasion of Iraq. Written shortly before the events that set off the Arab Spring, this book explores the terrain that led to the upheavals in the Arab world after the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia and the overthrow of the Hosni Mubarak regime in Egypt. Contributors include Ella Shohat, Ali Mazuri, Gilbert Achcar, Diana Abu-Jaber, Fallou Ngom, Jamal Nassar, Hala Abu Taleb, Ralph Coury, and others.

266 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010