LEADER 03601nam 22006734a 450 001 9910818631203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-86736-1 010 $a9786610867363 010 $a90-474-0667-2 010 $a1-4337-0669-5 024 7 $a10.1163/9789047406679 035 $a(CKB)1000000000334915 035 $a(EBL)280807 035 $a(OCoLC)191953387 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000195943 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11180242 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000195943 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10141221 035 $a(PQKB)10418562 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC280807 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL280807 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10171760 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL86736 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789047406679 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000334915 100 $a20041220d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe making of a Syrian identity $eintellectuals and merchants in nineteenth century Beirut /$fFruma Zachs 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLeiden ;$aBoston, MA $cBrill$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (295 p.) 225 1 $aSocial, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ;$v98 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-04-14169-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [253]-264) and index. 327 $aList 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); Epilogue 327 $aAppendix I: Biographies of Leading Families and Individuals from the Syrian Middle StratumAppendix II: The Various Meanings and Definitions of the Name ""Syria""; Bibliography; Index 330 $aExploring the origins and development of the Syrian identity, during the 18th and 19th centuries, through the role of Christian Arab intellectuals and merchants, Ottomans and American missionaries, this volume examines its background, stages of evolution, and components. It shows that the contribution of these Christian Arabs, despite their relatively small number, lies in the processes they set in motion, being the first to promote territorial concepts along with a secular interpretation of Arab culture. This Syrian identity constitutes an innovative case study in the broader discipline of proto-national identity and the study of the development of local identities in Middle Eastern countries. It is also a vital basis for research of 20th century Syrian nationalism. 410 0$aSocial, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ;$v98. 606 $aSyrians$zLebanon$zBeirut 606 $aNational characteristics, Syrian 607 $aBeirut (Lebanon)$xIntellectual life$y19th century 607 $aBeirut (Lebanon)$xHistory$y19th century 615 0$aSyrians 615 0$aNational characteristics, Syrian. 676 $a305.892/75691056925/09034 700 $aZachs$b Fruma$01664584 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818631203321 996 $aThe Making of a Syrian Identity$94069022 997 $aUNINA