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

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Author / Creator:	Zachs, Fruma.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston, MA : Brill, 2005.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 277 pages) : illustrations, map
Language:	English
Series:	Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, 1385-3376 ; v. 98 Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 98.
Subject:	Syrians -- Lebanon -- Beirut. National characteristics, Syrian. Intellectual life. National characteristics, Syrian. Syrians. Beirut (Lebanon) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century. Beirut (Lebanon) -- History -- 19th century. Lebanon -- Beirut. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11162110

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ISBN:	9789047406679 9047406672 1433706695 9781433706691 1280867361 9781280867361 9786610867363 6610867364 9004141693 9789004141698
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-264) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Zachs, Fruma. Making of a Syrian identity. Leiden ; Boston, MA : Brill, 2005

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