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- noun An
Arab nationalist political ideology based on the thinking of the former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Etymologies
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'Nasserism' as if it were a political ideology rather than a mere political-emotional phase that is linked to a President and that ended with his departure - its political, economic, and social motives and circumstances having faded with time.
Soccer Dad 2009
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Long ago, in the name of a pan-Arabism that really was in no way democratically inspired, it did not hesitate to export the principles of Nasserism to Yemen, quite successfully, and at the point of a bayonet.
Bernard-Henri Lévy: And if Egypt (and Tunisia) Were to Intervene in Libya? Bernard-Henri Lévy 2011
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But then 1958 was still young and Nasserism struck with venom.
Dr. Josef Olmert: Political Eruptions in the Arab World -- Lessons From Nasser's Day Dr. Josef Olmert 2011
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Nasserism remained a force in Lebanese politics life in years to come, but Lebanon did not fall into its orbit in 1958.
Dr. Josef Olmert: Political Eruptions in the Arab World -- Lessons From Nasser's Day Dr. Josef Olmert 2011
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First, the tidal wave of Nasserism hit the Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan, when in 1957, two Chiefs- of Staff appointed by King Hussein betrayed him and almost brought him and his dynasty down.
Dr. Josef Olmert: Political Eruptions in the Arab World -- Lessons From Nasser's Day Dr. Josef Olmert 2011
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After the defeat of 1967 and the collapse of Nasserism, Arab nationalism began to falter.
Christian C. Sahner: Winter for Christians in the Arab Spring? Christian C. Sahner 2011
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After the defeat of 1967 and the collapse of Nasserism, Arab nationalism began to falter.
Christian C. Sahner: Winter for Christians in the Arab Spring? Christian C. Sahner 2011
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Long ago, in the name of a pan-Arabism that really was in no way democratically inspired, it did not hesitate to export the principles of Nasserism to Yemen, quite successfully, and at the point of a bayonet.
Bernard-Henri Lévy: And if Egypt (and Tunisia) Were to Intervene in Libya? Bernard-Henri Lévy 2011
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After the defeat of 1967 and the collapse of Nasserism, Arab nationalism began to falter.
Christian C. Sahner: Winter for Christians in the Arab Spring? Christian C. Sahner 2011
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More storms were to come, the current one is by far the most important and potentially explosive, much the same as Nasserism was in the 1950's.
Dr. Josef Olmert: Political Eruptions in the Arab World -- Lessons From Nasser's Day Dr. Josef Olmert 2011
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