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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This study is a significant step in clarifying identity in the Arab provinces during the 19th century regarding both the Ottoman Empire and within the provinces themselves." * Choice *
"Mestyan is at his best when he excavates and reconstructs lines connecting diverse and often obscure individuals to equally diverse institutions of power."
---Wilson Chacko Jacob, American Historical Review"Adam Mestyan’s
Arab Patriotism is an ambitious project on the Ottoman province of Egypt . . . in the nineteenth century."
---Side Emre, Bustan"
Arab Patriotism is an ambitious study. Dealing with Egyptian history from the 1830s to the 1890s, it addresses two hitherto relatively unexplored subjects. . . . Throughout, the study presents fresh material and opens new perspectives on Egyptian history. The book is a significant contribution to the history of modern Egypt."
---James Jankowski, Journal of Arabic LiteratureTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii List of Tables ix Notes on Transliteration, Names, Titles, and Currency xi Introduction 1 I The Making of the Khedivate 17 1 The Ottoman Origins of Arab Patriotism 21 2 The Ottoman Legitimation of Power: The Khedivate 50 3 The European Aesthetics of Khedivial Power 84 II "A Garden with Mellow Fruits of Refinement" 121 4 A Gentle Revolution 125 5 Constitutionalism and Revolution: The Arab Opera 164 III The Reinvention of the Khedivate 199 6 Harun al-Rashid under Occupation 203 7 Behind the Scenes: A Committee and the Law, 1880s-1900s 238 8 Distinction: Mustafa Kamil and the Making of an Arab Prince 268 Conclusion: The Ottoman Origin of Arab Nationalisms 303 Acknowledgments 309 Abbreviations 311 Works Cited 313 Index 345
