The Clarion of Syria

"After a century of neglect, Nafir Suriyya. has recently become integral to our understanding of national identity in the 19th century. The first English translation of this foundational text offered alongside a fantastic historical introduction, this is an excellent and much needed contribution from uniquely qualified scholars"-Stephen Sheehi, author of The Arab Imago: A Social History of Portrait Photography, 1860-1910. "This signal document of nineteenth-century Arab cultural and political activism, penned by a leading theoretician and practitioner of that era, is accessibly translated and attentively introduced. It is a welcome addition to the growing body of Nahda works in translation, and to scholarship on them. "-Marilyn Booth, University of Oxford "This timely and well composed translation of the major Nahda figure will be a great resource for scholars and students of history, politics, and the Middle East. The historical and literary significance of Nafir Suriyya cannot be overestimated. A pleasure to read. "-Tarek El-Ariss, author of Trials of Arab Modernity: Literary Affects and the New Political. "A seminal text of the modern Arab 'Renaissance, ' delivered at last to the English-speaking world. It will surely become an important part of public and scholarly conversations about nationalism, Arab modernity, and the worldview of an era. "-Mark LeVine, editor of One Land, Two States: Israel and Palestine as Parallel States.