Arab Political Thought 1870--1970

The Making of the Modern Arab World - Egyptian author Tarek Osman traces characters and ideas that have shaped the modern Arab world in 4 episodes __Episode 1: The rise and fall of of Arab Liberalism. __Episode 2: The rise and fall of Arab nationalism. __Episode 3: The rise of Islamism from the 1970s to the 1990s. __Episode 4: The build up to the Arab Spring, as two worlds collide. Dec 2013:- BBC Radio 4 @ 0:17:08 - Suez Canal opened in 1869 0:20:45 - World War I ends in 1918 0:25:39 - Egyptian Constitution of 1923 0:27:28 - Syrian National Bloc party founded in 1928 0:31:44 - Episode 2: The rise of Arab nationalism 0:37:50 - Liberalism marginalized after the Al-Nakba of 1948 0:43:48 - Rift between Islamicists and the Free Officers Movement of Egypt in 1953 0:52:23 - Nasser promotes social reform via the concept of Al-Watan Al-Akbar (The Greater Nation) 0:58:24 - Arab nationalism 1:04:04 - Syria leaves the United Arab Republic in 1961 1:08:44 - Na