The origins of the Lebanese national idea : 1840-1920
Presents a narrative on the origins of the Lebanese national idea. This title reconsiders conventional accounts that locate the origins of Lebanese nationalism in a distant legendary past and then trace its evolution in a linear and gradual manner. It is suitable for those interested in the evolution of nationalism in the Middle East and beyond.
Print Book, English, 2013
University of California Press, Berkeley, 2013
XI, 364 p. ; 23 cm
9780520273412, 0520273419
913066674
Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Introduction 1 The Emergence of Lebanism: The Lebanese Setting 2 The Emergence of Lebanism: The French Connection 3 The 1860 Massacres and Their Aftermath: A Map for Lebanon 4 The Church and the Mutasarrifiyya 5 The Mutasarrifiyya Framework: An Equivocal Legacy 6 The Secular Elite and the Mutasarrifiyya 7 The 1908 Revolution and Its Aftermath 8 Toward a Greater Lebanon Notes Bibliography Index
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