04172nam 22005653 450 991083835900332120230630001709.01-4813-1442-41-4813-1608-7(MiAaPQ)EBC6821530(Au-PeEL)EBL6821530(CKB)19968544900041(OCoLC)1287676301(EXLCZ)991996854490004120211206d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Politics of Persecution Middle Eastern Christians in an Age of Empire1st ed.Waco :Baylor University Press,2021.©2021.1 online resource (216 pages)Print version: Raheb, Mitri The Politics of Persecution Waco : Baylor University Press,c2021 9781481314404 Cover -- Endorsements, Title Page, Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Under Ottoman Rule -- 2. Religious Mobility -- 3. A Massacre on Mount Lebanon -- 4. Agents of Renaissance -- 5. Christian Zionism -- 6. The Road to Genocide -- 7. Minorities in Nation-States -- 8. A Catastrophe -- 9. Arab and Christian -- 10. A Turning Point -- 11. Petrodollars -- 12. Challenging Times -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index."Persecution of Christians in the Middle East has been a recurring theme since the middle of the nineteenth century. The topic has experienced a resurgence in the last few years, especially during the Trump era. Middle Eastern Christians are often portrayed as a homogeneous, helpless group ever at the mercy of their Muslim enemies, a situation that only Western powers can remedy. The Politics of Persecution revisits this narrative with a critical eye. Mitri Raheb charts the plight of Christians in the Middle East from the invasion of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799 to the so-called Arab Spring. The book analyzes the diverse socioeconomic and political factors that led to the diminishing role and numbers of Christians in Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan during the eras of Ottoman, French, and British Empires, through the eras of independence, Pan-Arabism, and Pan-Islamism, and into the current era of American empire. With an incisive exposé of the politics that lie behind alleged concerns for these persecuted Christians--and how the concept of persecution has been a tool of public diplomacy and international politics--Raheb reveals that Middle Eastern Christians have been repeatedly sacrificed on the altar of Western national interests. The West has been part of the problem for Middle Eastern Christianity and not part of the solution, from the massacre on Mount Lebanon to the rise of ISIS. The Politics of Persecution, written by a well-known Palestinian Christian theologian, provides an insider perspective on this contested region. Middle Eastern Christians survived successive empires by developing great elasticity in adjusting to changing contexts; they learned how to survive atrocities and how to resist creatively while maintaining a dynamic identity. In this light, Raheb casts the history of Middle Eastern Christians not so much as one of persecution but as one of resilience." --Provided by publisher.PersecutionMiddle EastHistoryPersecutionfast(OCoLC)fst01058354Politics and governmentfast(OCoLC)fst01919741WarReligious aspectsfast(OCoLC)fst01170374Middle EastPolitics and governmentMiddle EastReligious aspectsMoyen-OrientPolitique et gouvernementMiddle EastfastHistory.fastPersecutionHistory.Persecution.Politics and government.WarReligious aspects.275.6Raheb Mitri1731735MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910838359003321The Politics of Persecution4144829UNINA