The making of a Syrian identity : intellectuals and merchants in nineteenth century Beirut / Fruma Zachs.

The book takes a close look at 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. It examines its background, stages of evolution, and components.

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Main Author: Zachs, Fruma
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston, MA : Brill, 2005.
Series:Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 98.
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