LEADER 04172nam 22005653 450 001 9910838359003321 005 20230630001709.0 010 $a1-4813-1442-4 010 $a1-4813-1608-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6821530 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6821530 035 $a(CKB)19968544900041 035 $a(OCoLC)1287676301 035 $a(EXLCZ)9919968544900041 100 $a20211206d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Politics of Persecution $eMiddle Eastern Christians in an Age of Empire 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWaco :$cBaylor University Press,$d2021. 210 4$dİ2021. 215 $a1 online resource (216 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Raheb, Mitri The Politics of Persecution Waco : Baylor University Press,c2021 9781481314404 327 $aCover -- 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. 330 $a"Persecution of Christians in the Middle East has been a recurring theme since the middle of the nineteenth century. The topic has experienced a resurgence in the last few years, especially during the Trump era. Middle Eastern Christians are often portrayed as a homogeneous, helpless group ever at the mercy of their Muslim enemies, a situation that only Western powers can remedy. The Politics of Persecution revisits this narrative with a critical eye. Mitri Raheb charts the plight of Christians in the Middle East from the invasion of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799 to the so-called Arab Spring. The book analyzes the diverse socioeconomic and political factors that led to the diminishing role and numbers of Christians in Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan during the eras of Ottoman, French, and British Empires, through the eras of independence, Pan-Arabism, and Pan-Islamism, and into the current era of American empire. With an incisive expose? of the politics that lie behind alleged concerns for these persecuted Christians--and how the concept of persecution has been a tool of public diplomacy and international politics--Raheb reveals that Middle Eastern Christians have been repeatedly sacrificed on the altar of Western national interests. The West has been part of the problem for Middle Eastern Christianity and not part of the solution, from the massacre on Mount Lebanon to the rise of ISIS. The Politics of Persecution, written by a well-known Palestinian Christian theologian, provides an insider perspective on this contested region. Middle Eastern Christians survived successive empires by developing great elasticity in adjusting to changing contexts; they learned how to survive atrocities and how to resist creatively while maintaining a dynamic identity. In this light, Raheb casts the history of Middle Eastern Christians not so much as one of persecution but as one of resilience." --$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aPersecution$zMiddle East$xHistory 606 $aPersecution$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01058354 606 $aPolitics and government$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01919741 606 $aWar$xReligious aspects$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01170374 607 $aMiddle East$xPolitics and government 607 $aMiddle East$xReligious aspects 607 $aMoyen-Orient$xPolitique et gouvernement 607 $aMiddle East$2fast 608 $aHistory.$2fast 615 0$aPersecution$xHistory. 615 7$aPersecution. 615 7$aPolitics and government. 615 7$aWar$xReligious aspects. 676 $a275.6 700 $aRaheb$b Mitri$01731735 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910838359003321 996 $aThe Politics of Persecution$94144829 997 $aUNINA