An occasion for war
civil conflict in Lebanon and Damascus in 1860
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Author
Publication
1994 - University of California Press, Berkeley, California
Language
English
Word Count
75,500 words, Guess
Page Count
302 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1078658M
- ISBN-100520087828
- OCLC Control Number29795196
- Internet Archivebub_gb_nE7RjS91_E4C
- Library of Congress Control Number94001941
and 2 more
- LibraryThing4282103
- Goodreads1092661
Classifications
- DDC956.9204/3
- LCCDS84 .F38 1994
Description
Leila Fawaz's pioneering study tells the story of the 1860 civil wars that began in Mount Lebanon and spilled over into Damascus. This period witnessed the most severe outbreak of sectarian violence in the history of Ottoman Syria and Lebanon. The author's close analytical narrative of the dramatic events of that year is set against the broader themes of nineteenth-century social, political, and economic change. Fawaz shows how social conflict, including "ethnic" civil wars, cannot be explained without analyzing the regional and international currents that play upon both central state power and local autonomy. She also demonstrates the important role of the communal balance between social and political institutions within regions. Fawaz's new insights into the formation of sectarian identities and conflict will make An Occasion for War essential reading for all students of the modern Middle East.
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- An occasion for war: civil conflict in Lebanon and Damascus in 1860
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