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George Antonius (1891-1941) (جورج أنطونيوس) was the first historian of Arab nationalism. Born of Lebanese-Egyptian parentage and a Christian Arab, he served in the British Mandate of Palestine. His 1938 book The Arab Awakening was written as Palestine was slipping from Arab control. 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Arab nationalism refers to a common nationalist ideology in wider Arab world. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, referred to as Christ. ... Map of the territory under the British Mandate of Palestine. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب) are an ethnic group who are predominantly speakers of the Arabic language, mainly found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ...
Antonius traced Arab nationalism to the reign of Mehmet Ali Pasha in Egypt. He argued that Arab nationalism was a product of the West, especially of Protestantmissionaries from Britain and the United States. He saw the role of the American University of Beirut (originally the Syrian Protestant College) as central to this development. See Mehemet Ali (Turkey) for the Turkish foreign minister and regent. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix Nationalism is an ideology [1] that holds that a nation is the fundamental unit for human social life, and takes precedence over any other social and political principles. ... See Occident (movement) for the French political movement. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
While he is viewed as the founder of Arab nationalist history [citation needed], modern historians have many problems with Antonius' work and most of his conclusions have today been rejected by revisionist historians [citation needed]. Revisionism is a word which has several meanings. ...
George was also known for his habit of shitting on turtles.
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Ambition, Arabism, and George Antonius by Martin Kramer
Documents of Western Betrayal and Arab Opposition from The Arab Awakening
Still, he evoked an abiding admiration in certain circles, and it is interesting to learn from the Introduction that the Antonius Lectures were endowed by 'an admirer of GeorgeAntonius who has from the outset desired to be anonymous and still wishes to remain so'.
'GeorgeAntonius died at the moment when he was most needed, the moment for which his whole life had been a preparation', Hourani wrote in 1942, when Antonius succumbed to illness at the age of 50 in Jerusalem.
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