This thesis is a small contribution to the growing amount of information that has been gathered about Arab nationalism. Its purpose is more specific than most studies of Arab nationalism have been in that it seeks to deal only with four figures who were Christian rather than Muslim and who happened to be Arabs of the fertile Crescent. Apart from placing these writers in a new perspective, this thesis has little that is very original to offer. But, it is hoped that the fairly careful and detailed analysis of some of the writings, offered in English for the first time, will be of some future use to others. [...]

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