The Making of a Syrian Identity

Intellectuals and Merchants in Nineteenth-Century Beirut
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-90-04-14169-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 98, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 167 mm x 249 mm, Gewicht: 690 g

Reihe: Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia

Exploring the origins and development of the Syrian identity, during the 18th and 19th centuries, through the role of Christian Arab intellectuals and merchants, Ottomans and American missionaries, this volume examines its background, stages of evolution, and components. It shows that the contribution of these Christian Arabs, despite their relatively small number, lies in the processes they set in motion, being the first to promote territorial concepts along with a secular interpretation of Arab culture.

This Syrian identity constitutes an innovative case study in the broader discipline of proto-national identity and the study of the development of local identities in Middle Eastern countries. It is also a vital basis for research of 20th century Syrian nationalism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zachs, Fruma

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Über Autor(innen)

Fruma Zachs, Ph.D. (1997), is Lecturer in Middle Eastern History at the University of Haifa. She has published articles on 18th and 19th century Syria in Die Welt des Islams, BRIJMES, MES and others. She is also co-editor of Ottoman Reform and Muslim Regenerations (I.B.Tauris).