Egyptian nationalist historiography reads Mehmed Ali’s army as awakening a pre-existing national consciousness

Evidence

By studying the army of Mehmed Ali this book has attempted to challenge the powerful Egyptian nationalist discourse on Mehmed Ali Pasha’s reign, according to which the Pasha is seen as laying the foundations for a national recovery of Egypt aimed at gaining her independence from the Ottoman Empire. The thousands of Egyptians who served in the Pasha’s army, while not seeing themselves yet as Egyptians first and foremost, are claimed in this powerful, dominant nationalist discourse to have eventually discovered their true identities and to have seen themselves as Egyptians fighting for the glory of the fatherland. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1668

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the nationalist discourse the book sets out to challenge — its central claim about conscription and national awakening.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1668
• XREF: connects to: Egyptian nationalist historiography casts Mehmed Ali as awakening a pre-existing national identity. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1668; Nationalist historiography misreads Mehmed Ali’s pro-Ottoman statements as Egyptian patriotism — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 103; Egyptian historians narrate Mehmed Ali’s career as a teleological quest for independence (+3 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Egyptian nationalist historiography casts Mehmed Ali as awakening a pre-existing national identity. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1668; Nationalist historiography misreads Mehmed Ali’s pro-Ottoman statements as Egyptian patriotism — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 103; Egyptian historians narrate Mehmed Ali’s career as a teleological quest for independence (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Egyptian nationalist historiography casts Mehmed Ali as awakening a pre-existing national identity. #corroborates (0.98) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1668
• Nationalist historiography misreads Mehmed Ali’s pro-Ottoman statements as Egyptian patriotism #complicates (0.82) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 103
• Mass desertion reveals Egyptian feeling about Mehmed Ali’s rule better than nationalist sources #complicates (0.80) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1697