How did people experience the rise of nationalist and Arab nationalist politics in the 1950s and 1960s?

How did people experience the rise of nationalist and Arab nationalist politics in the 1950s and 1960s?

1. Write an initial post (maximum 100 words) that makes a concise observation or point on the basis of one or more of the readings.

2. Respond to another colleague’s post. Do not simply state that you agree or like the post–it must be a substantive comment (maximum 75 words)

How did people experience the rise of nationalist and Arab nationalist politics in the 1950s and 1960s? Were there visions of political community other than nationalism? Why did they not succeed? How did the Cold War affect post-colonial politics in the Middle East?

using: Gelvin, The Modern Middle East, Chs. 15-16 and/or Burke/Yaghoubian, Struggle and Survival, Chs. 14 and/or Akram Khater, Sources in the History of the Modern Middle East (text by Hasan al-Banna, pp. 136-141)

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How did the people experience the rise of nationalist and Arab nationalist politics in the 1950s and 1960s?

The 1950s was a turbulent era in the Arab nationalist history, it marked the commencement of the Arab Union and the United Arab Republic which were unit states, revolution, Civil war, and the Western intervention. The union led to the overthrowing of monarchy and strengthened the traditional Egyptian system.

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