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" "Arab" is a linguistic identity that is still in the process of forming into a truly ethnic identity despite Khalil Gibran's (a Lebanese Christian American) e

• alephnerd 2y ago
  Ethnolinguistic identities only arose in the 19th century, due to rising literacy rates, proto-globalization, and post-Revolution France and America. Before that, identity was primarily based on religion or clan. While the Revolutions of 1848 failed, it sparked the rise of the idea of "Popular Sovreignity" and "Nationalism", and played a direct role in sparking nationalist movements like in Germany (Bismarck), Italy (Garibaldi), etc. It was in this milleu that Arab as an identity also started to arise, as opposition to the Ottoman Empire. I recommend reading "Nationalism and the State" by John Breuilly [0] if you want to learn about the rise of nationalism as an ideology. Also, Arab as a singular identity only started to arise when Khalil Gibran (a Lebanese Christian who immigrated to Boston as a child in the 1890s) began writing and developing contemporary Arab literature. Like other early 20th century hyphenated American nationalists such as Valera (Ireland), Sun Yatsen (China), Syngman Rhee (Korea), etc he was influenced by the "great men" of the 19th century. Wilson's 14 points also played a massive role. [0] - https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo3619074.html https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo361907...
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