Islamic Reform and Arab Nationalism - 9781138789296

Taylor & Francis

Islamic Reform and Arab NationalismExpanding the Crescent from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean (1880s-1930s)\nAuthor(s): Amal N. Ghazal\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138789296, 978-1138789296\nSynopsis\nBridging African and Arab histories, this book examines the relationship between Islam, nationalism and the evolution of identity politics from late 19th Century to World War II. It provides a cross-national, cross-regional analysis of religious reform, nationalism, anti-colonialism from Zanzibar to Oman, North Africa and the Middle East. \n\nThis book widens the scope of modern Arab history by integrating Omani rule in Zanzibar in the historiography of Arab nationalism and Islamic reform. It examines the intellectual and political ties and networks between Zanzibar, Oman, Algeria, Egypt, Istanbul and the Levant and the ways those links shaped the politics of identity of the Omani elite in Zanzibar. Out .