Divided Loyalties : Nationalism and Mass Politics in Syria at the Close of Empire

This is a perspective on the topic of nationalism in the Arab Middle East.

The text details the role played by non-elites in nationalist politics during the early part of the 20th century.

The book documents the appearance of a new form of political organization - the popular committee - that sprang up in cities and villages throughout greater Syria in the immediate aftermath of World War I.

Gelvin recounts this period, examines nationalist politics as a mass phenomenon and offers a view of nation and nationalism that informs the politics of the region today.