Politics and change in a traditional society : Lebanon, 1711-1845 / Iliya F. Harik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harik, Iliya F., author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lebanon--History--1516-1918.

Lebanon.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages).

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The author considers the transformation of Lebanese feudalism into a communal system with burgeoning national consciousness. He places particular emphasis on the conflict between institutions and on the impact of nonpolitical organizations on the political system.Originally published in 1968.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

List of Illustrations

Glossary

Abbreviations

I. Introduction: Problem and Method

II. The Country and the People

III. The Political System of the Shihabi Imarah

IV. The Traditional Organization of the Maronite Church

V. The Reform Movement and the Church Bureaucracy

VI. Ideology and Communication

VII. The Office of Mudabbir

VIII. Clergymen, Peasants, and Muqati'jis: The First Phase

IX. Clergymen, Peasants, and Muqati'jis: The Second Phase

Appendices

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691628585

0691628580

9780691622729

0691622728

OCLC:

1016581671