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The Umma and the
Dawla: The Nation State and the Arab Middle East |
| Tamim Al-Barghouti |
| Pluto Press, 2008, paperback, 240 pp. |
| A timely and interesting engagement of the tensions between the concepts of the Umma, or global Muslim community, and the Dawla, or nation state, in the Arab world. A must read to understand the political and social dynamics of Arab Muslim political identity at a time of heightened discourse regarding the imposed and artificial borders that define the modern Arab world. |
| List Price: $35 |
AET Price: $21 |
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