Beschreibung:
Tamara Chalabi highlights the development of a 'politics of demand' and the increased political activism of this community in a time of great change. It also explores how Arab nationalism was transformed from an ideology of opposition and empowerment of marginal communities, into a tool for the assertion of political domination.
Introduction PART I: WITH THE NEW LEBANON: POLITICAL EVOLUTION In the Beirut Vilayet: A Description of Jabal 'Amil Jabal 'Amil and the Arab Awakening Turmoil and New Order: Jabal 'Amil in 1920 PART II: IN THE NEW LEBANON: SOCIO-CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION Jabal 'Amil Redefined Out of the Margin Venues for Integration History and Culture