Civilization and the making of the state in Lebanon and Syria

Civilization and the making of the state in Lebanon and Syria / Andrew Delatolla.

'Given the over-generalization and abstraction in the analysis of the state, Delatolla's archival analysis of Lebanon and Syria is needed and welcome. He also guides us through the widespread phenomenon of state failure when many Global South countries mimic the made-in-Europe "standa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Delatolla, Andrew (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Series:Middle East today.
Subjects:
Nation-building > Syria > History.
Nation-building > Lebanon > History.
State, The.
Nation-building
Civilization
Politics and government
State, The
Lebanon > Politics and government.
Syria > Politics and government.
Syria > Civilization.
Lebanon > Civilization.
Lebanon
Syria
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: The Standards of Civilization and the Production of Statehood
  • Chapter 3: Equality as a Standard of Civilization: The Opposition Towards Ottoman Tolerance
  • Chapter 4: Race, Religion, and Civilization in Programs of Governance and Modernization
  • Chapter 5: Territory, Identity, and Governance: Creating Order from Disorder
  • Chapter 6: Violent Resistance: Interactions with Modernity and European Interference
  • Chapter 7: Nationalism as Resistance: Acquiescing to European Identifiers.-Chapter 8: Preventing Autonomy: European Interests and the Application of a Standard of Civilization
  • Chapter 9: Conclusion: Taking Histories of Post-Colonial Statehood Seriously.

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