The Shiites of Lebanon under Ottoman Rule provides an original perspective on the history of the Shiites as a constituent of Lebanese society. Winter presents a history of the community before the 19th century; based primarily on Ottoman Turkish documents. From these; he examines how local Shiites were well integrated in the Ottoman system of rule; and that Lebanon as an autonomous entity only developed in the course of the 18th century through the marginalization and then violent elimination of the indigenous Shiite leaderships by an increasingly powerful Druze-Maronite emirate. As such the book recovers the Ottoman-era history of a group which has always been neglected in chronicle-based works; and in doing so; fundamentally calls into question the historic place within 'Lebanon' of what has today become the country's largest and most activist sectarian community.
#1586567 in Books Cambridge University Press 2006-04-03Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.98 x .59 x 5.98l; .79 #File Name: 0521679664260 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Slave Ship Sailors and Their Captive Cargoes; 1730-1807 is ...By Royce Andrew RattermanSlave Ship Sailors and Their Captive Cargoes; 1730-1807 is an invaluable resource for the academic as well as anyone with a general desire to know more about life upon the seas of the transatlantic triangle of the slave trade era.From the sailor frequented streets of the Old World ports of Liverpool; Bristol; and Africa’s coastal ports; to the often seedy; but lucrative harbors of the New World’s growing Capitalistic society borne of the slave trade; this book is a major work of historical importance revealing the heart and soul; or heartless and soulless; lives of the times.A clear and concise record of a time period our modern world seeks to forget and bury in the abandoned grave of human forgetfulness.A must read!1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. SeamenBy g. kellyThis book is wonderfully insightful and truly details the life of a seamen on a slave ship during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
