Download or read book Confronting an Empire, Constructing a Nation written by Weldon Matthews and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2006-07-28 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the rise of nationalism in Palestinian politics. This book argues that the advocacy of nationalist identity was interlinked with resistance to British imperialism. It probes early self-perceptions of Palestinian nationalism and its relationship with Islamic and pan-Arab identities.