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Inventing Home: Emigration, Gender, and the Middle Class in Lebanon, 1870-1920
Akram F. Khater
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Description for Inventing Home: Emigration, Gender, and the Middle Class in Lebanon, 1870-1920
Paperback. Between 1890 and 1920 over one-third of the peasants of Mount Lebanon left their villages and traveled to the Americas. This book traces the journeys of these villagers from the ranks of the peasantry into a middle class of their own making. Num Pages: 271 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 59.
Between 1890 and 1920 over one-third of the peasants of Mount Lebanon left their villages and traveled to the Americas. This book traces the journeys of these villagers from the ranks of the peasantry into a middle class of their own making. "Inventing Home" delves into the stories of these travels, shedding much needed light on the impact of emigration and immigration in the development of modernity. It focuses on a critical period in the social history of Lebanon - the 'long peace' between the uprising of 1860 and the beginning of the French mandate in 1920. The book explores ... Read more
Between 1890 and 1920 over one-third of the peasants of Mount Lebanon left their villages and traveled to the Americas. This book traces the journeys of these villagers from the ranks of the peasantry into a middle class of their own making. "Inventing Home" delves into the stories of these travels, shedding much needed light on the impact of emigration and immigration in the development of modernity. It focuses on a critical period in the social history of Lebanon - the 'long peace' between the uprising of 1860 and the beginning of the French mandate in 1920. The book explores ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
Number of Pages
271
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520227408
SKU
V9780520227408
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About Akram F. Khater
Akram Fouad Khater is Associate Professor of Middle Eastern History at North Carolina State University.
Reviews for Inventing Home: Emigration, Gender, and the Middle Class in Lebanon, 1870-1920
"An easily readable and entertaining tale that will fascinate and delight not only Lebanese and other Middle Eastern immigrants to Amrika, but emigrants and immi grants anywhere, and most certainly students of migration."
International Migration Review
"Inventing Home would be a worthwhile addition both to a university research library and to the personal libraries of those specializing in ... Read more
International Migration Review
"Inventing Home would be a worthwhile addition both to a university research library and to the personal libraries of those specializing in ... Read more