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The Jews of Lebanon: Between Coexistence & Conflict: 2nd Edition
Kirsten Schulze
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Description for The Jews of Lebanon: Between Coexistence & Conflict: 2nd Edition
Paperback. Tells the story of the Jews of Lebanon in the twentieth century. This work challenges the prevailing view that Jews in the Middle East were second-class citizens, and were persecuted after the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. Num Pages: 237 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
This is the first book to tell the story of the Jews of Lebanon in the twentieth century. It challenges the prevailing view that Jews everywhere in the Middle East were second-class citizens, and were persecuted after the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The Jews of Lebanon were just one of Lebanon's 23 minorities with the same rights and privileges, and subject to the same political tensions. The author discusses the Jewish presence in Lebanon under Ottoman Rule; Lebanese Jews under the French mandate; Lebanese Jewish identity after the establishment of the State of Israel; the increase ... Read more
This is the first book to tell the story of the Jews of Lebanon in the twentieth century. It challenges the prevailing view that Jews everywhere in the Middle East were second-class citizens, and were persecuted after the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The Jews of Lebanon were just one of Lebanon's 23 minorities with the same rights and privileges, and subject to the same political tensions. The author discusses the Jewish presence in Lebanon under Ottoman Rule; Lebanese Jews under the French mandate; Lebanese Jewish identity after the establishment of the State of Israel; the increase ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
237
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
398 g
Number of Pages
237
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845190576
SKU
V9781845190576
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About Kirsten Schulze
Kirsten E Schulze is Lecturer in International History at the London School of Economics. She has worked and published extensively on the Middle East, including Israel's Covert Diplomacy in Lebanon (1998), The Arab-Israeli Conflict and co-edited Ethnicity, Minorities and Diasporas (1996).
Reviews for The Jews of Lebanon: Between Coexistence & Conflict: 2nd Edition
"An outstanding sociopolitical history of the Jewish community of Lebanon. Highly recommended..."
Choice "Dr Schulze succeeds in placing the Jewish community in the broader context of Lebanese and Middle Eastern politics, and makes a highly significant and substantive contribution to the study on minorities in the Middle East." - From the foreword by Professor Avi Shlaim, St Antonys College, ... Read more
Choice "Dr Schulze succeeds in placing the Jewish community in the broader context of Lebanese and Middle Eastern politics, and makes a highly significant and substantive contribution to the study on minorities in the Middle East." - From the foreword by Professor Avi Shlaim, St Antonys College, ... Read more