Clarion of Syria : a patriot's call against the civil war of 1860 / Ussama Samir Makdisi, Buṭrus ibn Būlus Bustānī.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Makdisi, Ussama Samir, 1968- author.

Bustānī, Buṭrus ibn Būlus, 1818 or 1819-1882 or 1883, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Syria--History.

Syria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2019.

Summary:

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit "a NULL"www.luminosoa.org to learn more. When Na fir S u riyy a -"The Clarion of Syria"-was penned between September 1860 and April 1861, its author Butrus al--Bustani, a major figure in the modern Arabic Renaissance, had witnessed his homeland undergo unprecedented violence in what many today consider Lebanon's first civil war. Written during Ottoman and European investigations into the causes and culprits of the atrocities,The Clarion of Syria is both a commentary on the politics of state intervention and social upheaval, and a set of visions for the future of Syrian society in the wake of conflict. This translation makes a key historical document accessible for the first time to an English audience. An introduction by the translators sketches the history that led up to the civil strife in Mt. Lebanon, outlines a brief biography of Butrus al--Bustani, and provides an authoritative overview of the literary style and historiography ofNafir Suriyya. Rereading these pamphlets in the context of today's political violence, in war--torn Syria and elsewhere in the Arab world, helps us gain a critical and historical perspective on sectarianism, foreign invasions, conflict resolution, Western interventionism, and nationalist tropes of reconciliation.

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ISBN:

9780520299436

0520299434