THE ARAB FASCISTS: A STUDY OF THREE IDEOLOGICAL VARIANTS OF ARAB NATIONALISM Open Access

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THE ARAB FASCISTS: A STUDY OF THREE IDEOLOGICAL VARIANTS OF ARAB NATIONALISM
By Thomas Jack Smith, Jr,

This thesis examines three ideological Arab Nationalist movements that developed in the interwar period, and attempts to prove that Fascist influences existed in interwar Arab Nationalist thought. The three main movements examined are the Young Egypt movement, the Syrian Ba'th Party, and the Lebanese Kataeb Party. This thesis examines ideological treatises and other works by the founders and other important members of these movements, specifically Fi Sabil al-Ba'th by Michel Aflaq, Sirat Hayyati by Abd al-Rahman Badawi, and Connaisance Des Kataeb by Pierre Gemayel. This thesis establishes a working definition of generic Fascism and applies it to the three movements in question to determine if there were Fascist influences present in their ideologies.

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Introduction...1
I: The Young Egypt Movement and Abd al-Rahman Badawi, the Ideological Fascist...20
II: The Syrian Ba'th Party and Michel Aflaq, the Fascist Economist...45
III: The Lebanese Kataeb and Pierre Gemayel, the Mimetic Fascist...70
Conclusion...91
Bibliography...97

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School	Emory College
Department	Middle Eastern Studies
Degree	BA
Submission	Honors Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	History, Middle Eastern
Keyword	Young Egypt Fascism Arab Nationalism Gemayel Badawi Ba'th Kataeb Aflaq
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Cornell, Vincent, Emory University
Committee Members	Martin, Richard C, Emory University Adamson, Walter L, Emory University Margariti, Roxani, Emory University

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