request literature on this topic

Submitted by Patrick (United States), Mar 14, 2010 at 23:36

Two remarks are made here: that Palestinians are a "self-proclaimed national group which came into existence in 1920" and "The notion of an Arab people goes back only to the 1890s." Would someone refer me to any books or articles that elaborate on these topics?

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