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Contents

A Note on Citations and Abbreviations

Introduction. Alfarabi and the Question of the Umma (Nation)

Chapter 1. The Nation in Plato and Aristotle: An Obstacle to Virtuous Rule

Chapter 2. From Speechlessness to Civilization: The Evolution of the Umma

Chapter 3. Philosophy and the Umma: An Uneasy Coexistence

Chapter 4. Another Kind of Umma: The Origin of the Islamic Umma

Chapter 5. The Mission of the Virtuous Umma: Ethnic Accommodation Within Islam

Chapter 6. Between City and Empire: The Political Significance of the Umma

Chapter 7. The Umma Among the Ignorant Associations: Nationalism and the Threat of War

Conclusion. The Intermediate Association

Notes

Works Cited

Index of Proper Names

Index of Subjects

Acknowledgments