The Clarion of Syria : A Patriot's Call against the Civil War of 1860 / / Butrus al-Bustani

• Autore: al-Bustani Butrus
• Pubblicazione: Oakland, : University of California Press, 2019; Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 175 pages) : PDF, digital file(s)
• Disciplina: 079.5691
• Soggetto topico: HISTORY / Middle East / General
• Soggetto geografico: Syria History 19th century
• Soggetto non controllato: arab world; arabic renaissance; brief biography; butrus al bustani; civil strife; civil war; conflict resolution; critical perspective; culprits of atrocities; english audience; european investigations; foreign invasions; historical perspective; historiography; homeland; key historical document; lebanon; literary style; mt lebanon; nafir suriyya; nationalist tropes of reconciliation; political violence; sectarianism; syria; unprecedented violence; war; western interventionism
• Persona (resp. second.): HanssenJens; SafieddineHicham
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction: Translating Civil War -- Chapter 1: The War of 1860: Roots and Ramifications -- Chapter 2: Butrus al-Bustani: From Protestant Convert to Ottoman Patriot and Arab Reformer -- Chapter 3: Nafir Suriyya in Arab Historiography -- Chapter 4: Toward a Conceptual History of Nafir Suriyya -- Chapter 5: Wataniyya as Antidote to Sectarianism -- Chapter 6: Clarion 1 -- Chapter 7: Clarion 2 -- Chapter 8: Clarion 3 -- Chapter 9: Clarion 4 -- Chapter 10: Clarion 5 -- Chapter 11: Clarion 6 -- Chapter 12: Clarion 7 -- Chapter 13: Clarion 8 -- Chapter 14: Clarion 9 -- Chapter 15: Clarion 10 -- Chapter 16: Clarion 11 -- Notes -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. When Nafir Suriyya-"The Clarion of Syria"-was penned between September 1860 and April 1861, its author Butrus al-­Bustani, a major figure in the modern Arabic Renaissance, had witnessed his homeland undergo unprecedented violence in what many today consider Lebanon's first civil war. Written during Ottoman and European investigations into the causes and culprits of the atrocities, The Clarion of Syria is both a commentary on the politics of state intervention and social upheaval, and a set of visions for the future of Syrian society in the wake of conflict. This translation makes a key historical document accessible for the first time to an English audience. An introduction by the translators sketches the history that led up to the civil strife in Mt. Lebanon, outlines a brief biography of Butrus al-­Bustani, and provides an authoritative overview of the literary style and historiography of Nafir Suriyya. Rereading these pamphlets in the context of today's political violence, in war-­torn Syria and elsewhere in the Arab world, helps us gain a critical and historical perspective on sectarianism, foreign invasions, conflict resolution, Western interventionism, and nationalist tropes of reconciliation.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Clarion of Syria
• ISBN: 0-520-29943-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910321956403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II