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Apr 2025
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Arab Socialism Part II: Nasserism (Tease...

Edgar Mannheimer
About this episode

Arab Socialism is deeply intertwined with Arab Nationalism, to the extent that they are sometimes used interchangeably. 


On this second episode in our series on Arab Socialism Samuel and Edgar discuss the man who more than any other has come to define the term Arab Socialism, as well as this particular combination of social revolution and national liberation: Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser.


How did he rise to power, what did his ideas mean to ordinary Arabs, and how did his politics relate to Socialism?


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