Nationalist historiography makes Mehmed Ali a national hero despite his own actions.
Evidence
Nevertheless, the same characteristic problem of nationalist discourse remains: Marsot assumes the pre-existence of national sentiments, arguing that they simply needed a great reformer to rekindle them, even if that figure was of a different ethnic, linguistic and cultural background from his subjects and even if he was not explicitly fighting for their sake and, moreover, despite their ostensible opposition to him. In other words, Mehmed Ali is a national hero in spite of himself. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 102
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Mehmed Ali motivated his soldiers through religion, not nationalism — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1337; Mehmed Ali’s army was a personal, dynastic force rather than a national one.; Mehmed Ali fought for dynastic ambition, not Egyptian national independence (+7 more)
- yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Mehmed Ali motivated his soldiers through religion, not nationalism — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1337; Mehmed Ali’s army was a personal, dynastic force rather than a national one.; Mehmed Ali fought for dynastic ambition, not Egyptian national independence (+7 more)
Broader Connections
- Mehmed Ali fought for dynastic ambition, not Egyptian national independence
#corroborates(0.92) - Mehmed Ali’s quest for independence was a dynastic struggle, not nationalist.
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