Arab responses to fascism and Nazism: attraction and repulsion

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: An Analysis of Arab Responses to Fascism and Nazism in Middle Eastern Studies -- PART 1. Syria and Lebanon -- 1. A Challenge to the Local Order: Reactions to Nazism in the Syrian and Lebanese Press -- 2. Against the Tide: The Secret Alliance between the Syrian National Bloc Leaders and Great Britain, 1941–1942 -- 3. Memoirs Do Not Deceive: Syrians Confront Fascism and Nazism—as Reflected in the Memoirs of Syrian Political Leaders and Intellectuals -- PART 2. Palestine -- 4. More than the Mufti: Other Arab-Palestinian Voices on Nazi Germany, 1933–1945, and Their Postwar Narrations -- 5. The Spanish Civil War as Reflected in Contemporary Palestinian Press -- PART 3. Iraq -- 6. Iraqi Shadows, Iraqi Lights: Anti-Fascist and Anti-Nazi Voices in Monarchic Iraq, 1932–1941 -- PART 4. Egypt -- 7. The View from the Embassy: British Assessments of Egyptian Attitudes during World War II -- 8. The Rise of Homemade Egyptian Communism: A Response to the Challenge Posed by Fascism and Nazism? -- 9. "The Crime of Nazism against Humanity": Ahmad Hasan al-Zayyat and the Outbreak of World War II -- 10. The War and the Holocaust in the Egyptian Public Discourse, 1945–1947 -- PART 5. Other Arab Voices -- 11. The Tiger and the Lion: Fascism and Ethiopia in Arab Eyes -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- About the Contributors -- Index

Introduction : the study of Arab responses to fascism and Nazism in Middle Eastern studies / Israel Gershoni -- A challenge to the local order : reactions to Nazism in the Syrian and Lebanese press / Gøtz Nordbruch -- Against the tide : the secret alliance between the Syrian National Bloc leaders and Great Britain, 1941-1942 / Meir Zamir -- Memoirs do not deceive : Syrians confront fascism and Nazism -- as reflected in the memoirs of Syrian political leaders and intellectuals / Eyal Zisser -- More than the mufti : other Arab-Palestinian voices on Nazi Germany, 1933-1945, and their postwar narrations / Renø Wildangel -- The Spanish Civil War as reflected in contemporary Palestinian press / Mustafa Kabha -- Iraqi shadows, Iraqi lights : anti-fascist and anti-Nazi voices in monarchic Iraq, 1932-1941 / Orit Bashkin -- The view from the embassy : British assessments of Egyptian attitudes during World War II / James Jankowski -- The rise of homemade Egyptian communism : a response to the challenge posed by fascism and Nazism? / Rami Ginat -- "The crime of Nazism against humanity" : Ahmad Hasan al-Zayyat and the outbreak of the World War II / Israel Gershoni -- The war and the Holocaust in the Egyptian public discourse, 1945-1947 / Esther Webman -- The tiger and the lion : fascism and Ethiopia in Arab eyes / Haggai Erlich.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: An Analysis of Arab Responses to Fascism and Nazism in Middle Eastern Studies (Israel Gershoni) -- PART 1. Syria and Lebanon -- 1. A Challenge to the Local Order: Reactions to Nazism in the Syrian and Lebanese Press (Götz Nordbruch) -- 2. Against the Tide: The Secret Alliance between the Syrian National Bloc Leaders and Great Britain, 1941-1942 (Meir Zamir) -- 3. Memoirs Do Not Deceive: Syrians Confront Fascism and Nazism-as Reflected in the Memoirs of Syrian Political Leaders and Intellectuals (Eyal Zisser) -- PART 2. Palestine -- 4. More than the Mufti: Other Arab-Palestinian Voices on Nazi Germany, 1933-1945, and Their Postwar Narrations (René Wildangel) -- 5. The Spanish Civil War as Reflected in Contemporary Palestinian Press (Mustafa Kabha) -- PART 3. Iraq -- 6. Iraqi Shadows, Iraqi Lights: Anti-Fascist and Anti-Nazi Voices in Monarchic Iraq, 1932-1941 (Orit Bashkin) -- PART 4. Egypt -- 7. The View from the Embassy: British Assessments of Egyptian Attitudes during World War II (James Jankowski) -- 8. The Rise of Homemade Egyptian Communism: A Response to the Challenge Posed by Fascism and Nazism? (Rami Ginat) -- 9. "The Crime of Nazism against Humanity": Ahmad Hasan al-Zayyat and the Outbreak of World War II (Israel Gershoni) -- 10. The War and the Holocaust in the Egyptian Public Discourse, 1945-1947 (Esther Webman) -- PART 5. Other Arab Voices -- 11. The Tiger and the Lion: Fascism and Ethiopia in Arab Eyes (Haggai Erlich) -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- About the Contributors -- Index.