Post Colonial Syria And Lebanon

Author : Youssef Chaitani
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Lebanon
ISBN : 0755609794

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Post-colonial Syria and Lebanon by Youssef Chaitani Pdf

"The complex relationship between Syria and Lebanon is the political fulcrum of the Middle East, and has dominated headlines since the withdrawal of French colonial forces from the Levant in 1943. One of the great paradoxes of this relationship is how two such very different political systems emerged in what many Syrian and Lebanese people see as one society. At the time of independence, it was assumed that only the divide-and-rule strategies of foreign powers kept the Arab peoples artificially separated. In this major new book, Youssef Chaitani examines how, despite the prevalence of Arab nationalism and the regression of imperial interference, Syria and Lebanon became more divided, rather than more integrated in the post-independence period. Drawing on untapped sources from the archives of Western foreign offices and the local press, Chaitani uncovers the strategies and motivations of both countries' elites during this period, and produces conclusions which have major implications for our understanding of Arab nationalism, as well as the complexities of the Syrian-Lebanese relationship."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Author : Youssef Chaitani
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 6000009933

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Post-colonial Syria and Lebanon by Youssef Chaitani Pdf

Author : Youssef Chaitani
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857715838

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Post-colonial Syria and Lebanon by Youssef Chaitani Pdf

The complex relationship between Syria and Lebanon is the political fulcrum of the Middle East, and has dominated headlines since the withdrawal of French colonial forces from the Levant in 1943. One of the great paradoxes of this relationship is how two such very different political systems emerged in what many Syrian and Lebanese people see as one society. At the time of independence, it was assumed that only the divide-and-rule strategies of foreign powers kept the Arab peoples artificially separated. In this major new book, Youssef Chaitani examines how, despite the prevalence of Arab nationalism and the regression of imperial interference, Syria and Lebanon became more divided, rather than more integrated in the post-independence period. Drawing on untapped sources from the archives of Western foreign offices and the local press, Chaitani uncovers the strategies and motivations of both countries' elites during this period, and produces conclusions which have major implications for our understanding of Arab nationalism, as well as the complexities of the Syrian-Lebanese relationship.

Author : Andrew Delatolla
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030576905

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Civilization and the Making of the State in Lebanon and Syria by Andrew Delatolla Pdf

This book argues that the modern state, from the nineteenth century to the contemporary period, has consistently been used as a means to measure civilizational engagement and attainment. This volume historicizes this dynamic, examining how it impacted state-making in Lebanon and Syria. By putting social, political, and economic pressure on the Ottoman Empire to replicate the modern state in Europe, the book examines processes of racialization, nationalist development, continued imperial expansion, and resistance that became embedded in the state as it was assembled. By historicizing post-imperial and post-colonial state formation in Lebanon and Syria, it is possible to engage in a conceptual separation from the modern state, abandoning the ongoing reproduction of the state as a standard, or benchmark, of civilization and progress.

Author : Elizabeth Thompson
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000-02-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0231505159

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Colonial Citizens by Elizabeth Thompson Pdf

Thompson shows how post-WWI Syrians and Lebanese mobilized to claim the terms of citizenship enjoyed in the European metropole. Colonial Citizens highlights gender as a central battlefield upon which the relative rights and obligations of states and citizens were established.

Author : Albert Hourani,Royal Institute of International Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Lebanon
ISBN : UOM:39015009054647

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Syria and Lebanon by Albert Hourani,Royal Institute of International Affairs Pdf

SCOTT (copy 1): From the John Holmes Library collection.

Author : Stacy D. Fahrenthold
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190872144

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Between the Ottomans and the Entente by Stacy D. Fahrenthold Pdf

Since 2011 over 5.6 million Syrians have fled to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and beyond, and another 6.6 million are internally displaced. The contemporary flight of Syrian refugees comes one century after the region's formative experience with massive upheaval, displacement, and geopolitical intervention: the First World War. In this book, Stacy Fahrenthold examines the politics of Syrian and Lebanese migration around the period of the First World War. Some half million Arab migrants, nearly all still subjects of the Ottoman Empire, lived in a diaspora concentrated in Brazil, Argentina, and the United States. They faced new demands for their political loyalty from Istanbul, which commanded them to resist European colonialism. From the Western hemisphere, Syrian migrants grappled with political suspicion, travel restriction, and outward displays of support for the war against the Ottomans. From these diasporic communities, Syrians used their ethnic associations, commercial networks, and global press to oppose Ottoman rule, collaborating with the Entente powers because they believed this war work would bolster the cause of Syria's liberation. Between the Ottomans and the Entente shows how these communities in North and South America became a geopolitical frontier between the Young Turk Revolution and the early French Mandate. It examines how empires at war-from the Ottomans to the French-embraced and claimed Syrian migrants as part of the state-building process in the Middle East. In doing so, they transformed this diaspora into an epicenter for Arab nationalist politics. Drawing on transnational sources from migrant activists, this wide-ranging work reveals the degree to which Ottoman migrants "became Syrians" while abroad and brought their politics home to the post-Ottoman Middle East.

Author : Youssef M. Choueiri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Lebanon
ISBN : UCAL:B4509005

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State and Society in Syria and Lebanon by Youssef M. Choueiri Pdf

This text traces the social and political development of Syria and Lebanon from the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire to the present day. Written by a number of specialists and scholars, it offers a comparative study by means of concentration on major turning-points in the modern history of both countries. The book opens with the foundation of the first modern Arab government in 1919 and ends with an analysis of the Syrian-Lebanese co-operation treaty. Based on new research data and offering original approaches, the book should be a useful addition to literature on both Lebanon and Syria.

Author : Fouad Ilias
Publisher : Graduate Institute Publications
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9782940415281

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The Evolving Patterns of Lebanese Politics in Post-Syria Lebanon by Fouad Ilias Pdf

This work aims to shed light on the evolution of the Lebanese political arena after the withdrawal of Syrian troops in April 2005 by analyzing the perceptions of Hizballah among members of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), as the alliance between the two groups enters its fourth year. Hizballah is generally well portrayed among FPM members although the two constituencies have very few elements in common. Different backgrounds, confessions, political views and cultural traits distinguish them.

Author : Tarek Abou Jaoude
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780755644162

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Stability and the Lebanese State in the 20th Century by Tarek Abou Jaoude Pdf

Explaining state-building failures in Lebanon during the 20th century, this book looks at the relationship between legitimacy and stability in the country since the creation of the state in 1920. The presence of legitimacy is considered necessary to any successful state-building endeavour. This book argues that the Lebanese state failed to achieve any meaningful form of legitimacy from its inception in 1920 to its near-collapse during the civil war. However, by analysing different eras of Lebanese history, throughout the different presidential terms, the author challenges the general understanding of stability and governance to show that the absence of legitimacy and society support actually contributed to the persistence of the Lebanese state. More than this, the evidence shows that Lebanese state was at its most stable when it was regarded as illegitimate. The wider, implicit question thus asked in the book revolves around a case where illegitimacy within the state is what ensures its stability and survival. Based on primary sources including national archives and collections, institutional documents, personal memoirs, newspapers and journals, this book provides a rich survey on the development and functioning of Lebanese political institutions.

Author : Idir Ouahes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781838609207

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Syria and Lebanon Under the French Mandate by Idir Ouahes Pdf

French rule over Syria and Lebanon was premised on a vision of a special French protectorate established through centuries of cultural activity: archaeological, educational and charitable. Initial French methods of organising and supervising cultural activity sought to embrace this vision and to implement it in the exploitation of antiquities, the management and promotion of cultural heritage, the organisation of education and the control of public opinion among the literate classes. However, an examination of the first five years of the League of Nations-assigned mandate, 1920-1925, reveals that French expectations of a protectorate were quickly dashed by widespread resistance to their cultural policies, not simply among Arabists but also among minority groups initially expected to be loyal to the French. The violence of imposing the mandate 'de facto', starting with a landing of French troops in the Lebanese and Syrian coast in 1919 - and followed by extension to the Syrian interior in 1920 - was met by consistent violent revolt. Examining the role of cultural institutions reveals less violent yet similarly consistent contestation of the French mandate. The political discourses emerging after World War I fostered expectations of European tutelages that prepared local peoples for autonomy and independence. Yet, even among the most Francophile of stakeholders, the unfolding of the first years of French rule brought forth entirely different events and methods. In this book, Idir Ouahes provides an in-depth analysis of the shifts in discourses, attitudes and activities unfolding in French and locally-organised institutions such as schools, museums and newspapers, revealing how local resistance put pressure on cultural activity in the early years of the French mandate.

Author : Ohannes Geukjian
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317106500

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Lebanon after the Syrian Withdrawal by Ohannes Geukjian Pdf

Lebanon experienced serious instability and ethno-national conflict following the Syrian withdrawal in 2005, compounded by the Arab Spring, which led to regional instability and civil war in Iraq and Syria. Why did consociational democracy fail? Was failure inevitable? What impact could external powers play in creating an environment where consociationalism might be successfully implemented? This book addresses these key questions and provides a comprehensive analysis of how internal and external elite relations influence the chances of a successful regulation of ethno-national conflict through power-sharing. Exploring the roles played by Syria, Qatar, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United States and France, it argues that external actors in the Lebanese conflict largely determined whether power-sharing was successfully established and shows that the consociational democratic model cannot provide long-term conflict regulation in their absence. The author argues that relationships between internal and external actors determine the prospects for successful conflict regulation and pinpoints the crucial role of the external forces in the creation of power-sharing agreements in Lebanon concluding that future success is dependent on the maintenance of positive, exogenous pressures. This book will be of key interest to students and scholars studying politics, international relations, and Middle East studies.

Author : Jane Lydon,Uzma Z Rizvi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315427676

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Handbook of Postcolonial Archaeology by Jane Lydon,Uzma Z Rizvi Pdf

This essential handbook explores the relationship between the postcolonial critique and the field of archaeology, a discipline that developed historically in conjunction with European colonialism and imperialism. In aiding the movement to decolonize the profession, the contributors to this volume—themselves from six continents and many representing indigenous and minority communities and disadvantaged countries—suggest strategies to strip archaeological theory and practice of its colonial heritage and create a discipline sensitive to its inherent inequalities. Summary articles review the emergence of the discipline of archaeology in conjunction with colonialism, critique the colonial legacy evident in continuing archaeological practice around the world, identify current trends, and chart future directions in postcolonial archaeological research. Contributors provide a synthesis of research, thought, and practice on their topic. The articles embrace multiple voices and case study approaches, and have consciously aimed to recognize the utility of comparative work and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the past. This is a benchmark volume for the study of the contemporary politics, practice, and ethics of archaeology. Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress

Author : Thomas Philipp,Christoph Schumann
Publisher : Ergon Verlag
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015060804732

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From the Syrian Land to the States of Syria and Lebanon by Thomas Philipp,Christoph Schumann Pdf

Articles presented at the third conference on Bilad al-Sham, held in Erlangen, Germany.

Author : Dolores Martin Moruno
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781443850148

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On Resentment by Dolores Martin Moruno Pdf

Resentment has a history. Paintings such as Géricault’s Le Radeau de La Méduse, nineteenth-century women’s manifestos and WWI war photographs provide but a few examples to retrace the changing physiognomy of this emotion from the second half of the eighteenth century up to our contemporary society. The essays in this collection attempt to shed light on the historical evolution of this affective experience adopting the French Revolution as a “gravitational force”, namely as a moment in which the desire to be other was politically legitimised by means of the ideal of a meritocratic society. From Adam Smith’s definition as social passion linked with justice, to Nietzsche’s interpretation of resentment as a pathological symptom, this emotion has also shaped a plethora of social movements forging their identity out of hatred mixed with fear and indignation. This volume seeks to provide new insights into the history of emotions by showing how resentment is a cultural experience that contributes to a better understanding of the differences between the past and the present world.