Antun Saadeh the Rise of Nations

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8vo, 328 pp. publisher's original wrappers, translated by Adel Beshara, biblio., index, copy new in mint condition. The Rise of Nations is seminal work of sociological inquiry widely regarded as Antun Saadeh's magnum opus. Composed primarily during Saadeh's first imprisonment-occasioned by his founding of a clandestine political organization known initially as the Syrian Nationalist Party (later renamed the Syrian Social Nationalist Party to better reflect its ideological underpinnings) the next emerged under exceptionally challenging conditions. As a standalone scholarly contribution, The Rise of Nations investigates the foundational dynamics of nation formation, offering a theoretical departure from prevailing paradigms in the study of nations and nationalism.