Author: Samuel LydePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The Asian Mystery Illustrated in the History, Religion and Present State of the Ansaireeh Or Nusairis of Syria
Author: Samuel LydeThe Asian Mystery Illustrated in the History, Religion, and Present State of the Ansaireeh Or Nusairis of Syria
Author: Samuel LydePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Islamic sects
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The North American Review
Author: THE NORTH AMERICA REVIEW
Author: The North American Review
Author: Jared SparksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Vols. 277-230, no. 2 include Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930.
Greater Syria
Author: Daniel PipesPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195363043
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
While for many years scholars and journalists have focused on the more obvious manifestations of political life in the Middle East, one major theme has been consistently neglected. This is Pan-Syrian nationalism--the dream of creating a Greater Syria out of an area now governed by Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and Turkey. Though not nearly as well known as Arab or Palestinian nationalism and hardly studied in depth, Pan-Syrianism has had a profound effect on Middle Eastern politics since the end of World War I. In Greater Syria, the noted Middle East scholar Daniel Pipes provides the first comprehensive account of this intriguing, important, and little understood ideology.
Notes on Books
Author: Cycle of Fear
Author: Leon T. GoldsmithPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1849044686
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Alawites are a key component to the current civil war in Syria. Journalist Robert D. Kaplan compared Hafez al-Assad's coming to power to "an untouchable becoming maharajah in India or a Jew becoming tsar in Russia-an unprecedented development shocking to the Sunni majority population which had monopolized power for so many centuries".[31] In 1971 al-Assad declared himself president of Syria, a position the constitution at the time permitted only for Sunni Muslims. The author shows how the political behavior of Alawites has long been shaped by the group's insecurity and lack of true integration into society.
The Asian Mystery
Author: Samuel LydePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375098103
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1860.
The Alawis of Syria
Author: Michael KerrPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190613424
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Throughout the turbulent history of the Levant the 'Alawis - a secretive, resilient and ancient Muslim sect - have aroused suspicion and animosity, including accusations of religious heresy. More recently they have been tarred with the brush of political separatism and complicity in the excesses of the Assad regime, claims that have gained greater traction since the onset of the Syrian uprising and subsequent devastating civil war. The contributors to this book provide a complex and nuanced reading of Syria's 'Alawi communities -from loyalist gangs (Shabiha) to outspoken critics of the regime. Drawing upon wide-ranging research that examines the historic, political and social dynamics of the 'Alawi and the Syrian state, the current tensions are scrutinised and fresh insights offered. Among the themes addressed are religious practice, social identities, and relations to the Ba'ath party, the Syrian state and the military apparatus. The analysis also extends to Lebanon with a focus on the embattled 'Alawi community of Jabal Mohsen in Tripoli and state relations with Hizballah amid the current crisis.