Nationalist historiography assumed an ethnically pure Egyptian nation that did not exist

Evidence

For it is the nationalists’ taking for granted the uncontaminated presence of an Egyptian nation that forces Marsot to find a problem with Mehmed Ali’s ethnic background and to try and resolve it by adding Ibrahim’s personality to it. The root of this problem ultimately lies in the nationalists’ insistence on looking at the nation as undivided, homogenous and, above all, ethnically pure entity. Consequently the discovery that there was a “foreigner” leading the nation towards autonomy and independence in its struggle against its equally “foreign” enemy becomes very disturbing. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 103

Categorization

• XREF: Relates to the reader’s stated interest in whether Mehmed Ali built an independent Egyptian state or an Ottoman factional project. — connects to: Egyptian nationalism was written into existence by nationalist historians, not discovered — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1691; The Egyptian nation is a construction of nationalist historiography, not a primordial given — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1691; The Egyptian nation was created rather than pre-existing (+3 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Egyptian nationalism was written into existence by nationalist historians, not discovered — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1691; The Egyptian nation is a construction of nationalist historiography, not a primordial given — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1691; The Egyptian nation was created rather than pre-existing (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Egyptian nationalism was written into existence by nationalist historians, not discovered #expands (0.95) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1691
• The Egyptian nation is a construction of nationalist historiography, not a primordial given #corroborates (0.95) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1691
• The Egyptian nation was constructed by nationalist discourse rather than pre-existing. #corroborates (0.95) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 93
• The Egyptian nation was created rather than pre-existing #corroborates (0.92)