Thawra

Daniel Denvir and Abdel Razzaq Takriti
Thawra

The Dig's mini-series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Across hours of finely detailed inquiry, Daniel Denvir and Abdel Razzaq Takriti chart the emergence and evolution of revolutionary currents in the Mashriq, including nationalism, Nasserism, Ba'athism, communism, and Islamism-set in the context of imperialist power politics and predation. Every episode emphasizes the critical history of the Nakba and the Palestinian national liberation struggle which have decisively shaped the region -and, obviously, continue to do so today. This pod is an ideal resource for academic courses, activist political education, and anyone interested in better understanding the making of the modern Middle East.

  1. 07/08/2024

    Introducing Thawra

    Introducing Thawra, a miniseries on 20th century Arab politics. Over the coming 16 episodes, host Daniel Denvir and historian Abdel Razzaq Takriti delve into the history of the diverse political radicalisms and revolts that have swept across Arab lands in the past century. Denvir and Takriti demystify the fundamental coloniality of the modern Middle East—including of Israel, the Zionist settler colony launched by the British.This project is brought to you from the Dig, Daniel Denvir’s Jacobin podcast on politics, history, and economics everywhere. Support Thawra and The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig (Patreon.com/TheDig)

    31 min
  2. Ep. 1 - Europe’s Imperial Juggernaut

    08/08/2024

    Ep. 1 - Europe’s Imperial Juggernaut

    Today’s installment sets the stage: European imperialism in the Arab Mashriq from the late 18th century through the early 20th.Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig (http://patreon.com/TheDig)Check out our newsletter and vast archives at thedigradio.com (https://thedigradio.com/)Subscribe to a year of Jewish Currents at 50% off with special code DIG2024 secure.jewishcurrents.org/forms/subscribe (http://secure.jewishcurrents.org/forms/subscribe)Buy A Short History of Trans Misogyny at versobooks.com (http://versobooks.com/)

    1h 20m
  3. Ep. 2 - Birth of Arab Nationalism

    08/08/2024

    Ep. 2 - Birth of Arab Nationalism

    Today’s installment lays out 20th century anti-colonialism, including Iraqi, Syrian, and Palestinian Great Revolts, the birth of Arab nationalism, Islamic resistance, Ba’athism, and communism.Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig (http://patreon.com/TheDig)Check out our newsletter and vast archives at thedigradio.com (https://thedigradio.com/)Subscribe to a year of Jewish Currents at 50% off with special code DIG2024 secure.jewishcurrents.org/forms/subscribe (http://secure.jewishcurrents.org/forms/subscribe)Buy Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom at versobooks.com (http://versobooks.com/)

    1h 44m
  4. Ep. 3 - The Post-Colonial Arab State System

    08/08/2024

    Ep. 3 - The Post-Colonial Arab State System

    Today’s installment is a comprehensive overview of the Middle Eastern Arab state system that crystalizes with the end of British and French colonial rule.Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig (http://patreon.com/TheDig)Check out our newsletter and vast archives at thedigradio.com (https://thedigradio.com/)Buy Environmentalism from Below: How Global People’s Movements are Leading the Fight for our Planet at haymarketbooks.org/books/2101-environmentalism-from-below (http://haymarketbooks.org/books/2101-environmentalism-from-below)

    2h 11m
  5. Ep. 4 - From the Nakba to Nasser

    08/08/2024

    Ep. 4 - From the Nakba to Nasser

    Today’s installment lays out the politics surrounding the Zionist settler colonial destruction of Palestine, the Nakba of 1948, and the ground-shifting event that followed in its wake: the Nasser-led 1952 Egyptian Free Officers Movement coup that would set the tone for two decades of revolutionary nationalism across the region. Also: the Soviet camp’s support for the colonial partition of Palestine and its calamitous impact on powerful Arab communist parties.Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig (http://patreon.com/TheDig)Check out our newsletter and vast archives at thedigradio.com (https://thedigradio.com/)Subscribe to a year of Jacobin for only $15— a special offer for Dig listeners! bit.ly/digjacobin (http://bit.ly/digjacobin)Buy Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1 at haymarketbooks.org/books/2096-abolition (http://haymarketbooks.org/books/2096-abolition)

    1h 32m
  6. Ep. 5 - The Struggle for Syria

    08/08/2024

    Ep. 5 - The Struggle for Syria

    Today’s installment lays out the early years of a struggle for Syria that would decisively shape the Arab world: the fight for independence from France, the first (CIA-backed) coup of 1949, and the rise of the Ba’ath and Communist movements.Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig (http://patreon.com/TheDig)Check out our newsletter and vast archives at thedigradio.com (https://thedigradio.com/)Buy The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Wont Save the Planet at versobooks.comBuy Care: The Highest Stage of Capitalism at haymarketbooks.org

    2h 39m
  7. Ep. 6 - Cold War Heats Up

    08/08/2024

    Ep. 6 - Cold War Heats Up

    Today’s installment lays out the intensification of the Cold War across the Middle East. Western imperialist powers attempted to recruit Arab countries to the Baghdad Pact, a Middle Eastern NATO. Nasser rallied the Arab masses in opposition, becoming an anti-imperialist icon. In 1956, Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. In response, the British, French, and Israelis attacked Egypt. But Nasser and Arab anti-imperialism won the day.Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig (http://patreon.com/TheDig)Check out our newsletter and vast archives at thedigradio.com (https://thedigradio.com/)Buy What Was Neoliberalism at haymarketbooks.org (http://haymarketbooks.org/)Buy Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1 at haymarketbooks.org (http://haymarketbooks.org/)

    2h 8m
  8. Ep. 7 - United Arab Republic Against Eisenhower

    08/08/2024

    Ep. 7 - United Arab Republic Against Eisenhower

    Today’s installment lays out the the US’s Eisenhower Doctrine, which in 1957 inaugurated a new era of imperialism in the Middle East; the Ba’ath Party driving Syria and Egypt into the United Arab Republic, a superstate under Nasser’s rule, in 1958; and, later that year, Eisenhower landing US Marines in Lebanon, the first American combat operation in the region.Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig (http://patreon.com/TheDig)Check out our newsletter and vast archives at thedigradio.com (https://thedigradio.com/)Buy Burnout: The Emotional Experience of Political Defeat at versobooks.com (http://versobooks.com/)Subscribe to Jacobin bit.ly/digjacobin (http://bit.ly/digjacobin)

    1h 25m
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The Dig's mini-series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Across hours of finely detailed inquiry, Daniel Denvir and Abdel Razzaq Takriti chart the emergence and evolution of revolutionary currents in the Mashriq, including nationalism, Nasserism, Ba'athism, communism, and Islamism-set in the context of imperialist power politics and predation. Every episode emphasizes the critical history of the Nakba and the Palestinian national liberation struggle which have decisively shaped the region -and, obviously, continue to do so today. This pod is an ideal resource for academic courses, activist political education, and anyone interested in better understanding the making of the modern Middle East.

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    Daniel Denvir and Abdel Razzaq Takriti
  • Episodes
    20
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    © Copyright 2025 Thawra
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