03601nam 22006734a 450 991081863120332120200520144314.01-280-86736-1978661086736390-474-0667-21-4337-0669-510.1163/9789047406679(CKB)1000000000334915(EBL)280807(OCoLC)191953387(SSID)ssj0000195943(PQKBManifestationID)11180242(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000195943(PQKBWorkID)10141221(PQKB)10418562(MiAaPQ)EBC280807(Au-PeEL)EBL280807(CaPaEBR)ebr10171760(CaONFJC)MIL86736(nllekb)BRILL9789047406679(EXLCZ)99100000000033491520041220d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe making of a Syrian identity intellectuals and merchants in nineteenth century Beirut /Fruma Zachs1st ed.Leiden ;Boston, MA Brill20051 online resource (295 p.)Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ;98Description based upon print version of record.90-04-14169-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-264) and index.List of Illustrations; Preface; Note on Transliteration; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One. First Notions of a ""Syrian Vision"": The Period of Amir Bashir II; Chapter Two. Beirut and the Emergence of a ""Syrian Identity"": Christian Arabs as Agents of Change; Chapter Three. Re-enforcing an Identity: The Tan*imat Reforms; Chapter Four. Revisiting the American Presbyterian Missionaries in Nineteenth Century Syria; Chapter Five. Narrating an Identity: New Genres, New Identity (1858-1881); EpilogueAppendix I: Biographies of Leading Families and Individuals from the Syrian Middle StratumAppendix II: The Various Meanings and Definitions of the Name ""Syria""; Bibliography; IndexExploring 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.Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ;98.SyriansLebanonBeirutNational characteristics, SyrianBeirut (Lebanon)Intellectual life19th centuryBeirut (Lebanon)History19th centurySyriansNational characteristics, Syrian.305.892/75691056925/09034Zachs Fruma1664584MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818631203321The Making of a Syrian Identity4069022UNINA