The culture of sectarianism : community, history, and violence in nineteenth-century Ottoman Lebanon /

Focusing on Ottoman Lebanon, this book shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular country. It challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an Islamic response to Westernization or simply as a product of social and econom...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Makdisi, Ussama Samir, 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Religion and politics > Lebanon > History > 19th century.
Elite (Social sciences) > Lebanon > History > 19th century.
Religion et politique > Liban > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Élite (Sciences sociales) > Liban > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > General.
Elite (Social sciences)
Politics and government
Religion and politics
Politik
Religion
Religiöser Konflikt
Sektarisme.
Geweld.
Geschichte 1800-1900.
Lebanon > Politics and government > 19th century.
Turkey > Politics and government > 19th century.
Liban > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle.
Turquie > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle.
Empire ottoman > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle.
Lebanon
Turkey
Libanon
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Religion as the Site of the Colonial Encounter
  • The Gentle Crusade
  • Knowledge and Ignorance
  • The Faces of Reform
  • Reinventing Mount Lebanon
  • The Return of the Juhhal
  • The Devil's Work
  • "A very old thing"
  • Epilogue.

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