The Emergence of the Modern Middle East

Hourani, Albert

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“…The answer is obvious, because neither Maronite "hegemony" existed nor confessionalism was the main engine driving the Lebanese political machine. Beginning by the latter, it is obvious that Lebanon was a State organized under confessional lines, for positions in its political and administrative apparatuses were distributed following sectarian criteria, however, «guaranteeing equity and amity by a proportional representation of the different confessional groups» 152 not only did not prevent the formation of inter-sectarian groupings, but even worked to «[ensure] that electoral alliances and programmes [cut] across communal divisions» 153 , as deputies represented the whole nation and not only their sect.…”

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Ecclesia triumphans? Sectarianism and the Maronite Community 1943-1975

Fernández

2015

Collect. christ. orient.

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Resumen: Durante la Segunda República Libanesa (1943Libanesa ( -1975) existía la percepción de que la comunidad maronita era la secta dominante del país y ostentaba un papel casi hegemónico dentro del marco confesional del Estado. Mediante el análisis de tres acontecimientos históricos clave (la "Revolución del Agua de Rosas" de 1952, la crisis de 1958 y las elecciones presidenciales de 1970), este ensayo tratará de probar que la comunidad maronita no ostentaba un control desproporcionado sobre la política libanesa y que el sectarianismo no era el factor predominante y definitorio de su sistema político, sino uno más entre otros lazos tradicionales, cuya influencia era aún mayor. Republic (1943Republic ( -1975, the Maronite Community was perceived as the country's leading sect, holding an almost hegemonic role within the state's confessional framework. By analyzing three key historical events (the 1952 "Rosewater Revolution", the 1958 Crisis and the 1970 presidential elections), this essay will try to prove that neither the Maronite Community held a disproportionate control over Lebanon's politics, nor sectarianism was the predominant factor defining its political system, but one among other traditional ties, whose influence was even bigger. Abstract: During the Second Lebanese

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Ecclesia triumphans? Sectarianism and the Maronite Community 1943-1975

Fernández

2015

Collect. christ. orient.

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“…In the case of Syria, post-colonial statist development started with the Ba'athist regime and its socialist experiment during the 1950s, intermittently removing the old class of notables from power (Hourani 1981;Khoury 2003). With the opening, or infitah, of the 1970s, the elite composition changed and started to include the 'old bourgeoisie' again, without, however, fundamentally altering the conditions of a rentier economy, including all of its socio-political contradictions (Perthes 1991).…”

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The ‘Rojava Revolution’ in Syrian Kurdistan: A Model of Development for the Middle East?

Cemgil

Hoffmann

2016

IDS Bulletin

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“…In this process, theoretical aspects are confronted to particular geographic, historic and economic features, outlining the importance of case specific studies. Regarding the modest contribution to urban studies on Beirut, this research builds upon a more or less recent body of work concerned with a simultaneous reading of history, economy, politics, society, culture and urban transformation that occurred in the city (Kassir, 2005;Davie, 1996;Hourani, 1981;Hanssen, 2005;etc.). Until now these different topics have been studied profoundly but mostly separately by scholars and writers.…”

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Beirut 1830-1920, un ‘scalar fix’ en contextos cambiantes. Un estudio de caso explorando las teorías de re-escalamiento y urbanización extendida

Choueiri¹

2015

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Los estudios urbanos están experimentado un discurso renovado sobre la producción del espacio urbano. Se aborda de nuevo la “cuestión urbana”, visto que el discurso existente es incapaz de explicar la producción de los actuales paisajes socioespaciales. La teoría de la “urbanización planetaria” o de la “urbanización extendida” propone un paradigma pionero para el estudio de lo urbano. Centrándose en los procesos en vez de los asentamientos urbanos, dicha teoría postula que el fenómeno de urbanización es el resultado de dos momentos: concentración y extensión. A su vez, dicha teoría aboga por la necesidad de contemplar dichos procesos desde una perspectiva histórico-geográfica. Aplicando este enfoque a la ciudad de Beirut, este articulo pone a prueba las hipótesis de estos nuevos empeños teóricos. Al mismo tiempo, el análisis conecta con conceptualizaciones previas relacionadas con el territorio: las teorías del re-escalamiento y del sistema mundo. En efecto, la extensión y concentración cuestionan la implicación de la escala en la producción de estos dos momentos de urbanización. También el proceso de urbanización, entendido como un proceso histórico continuo, aborda inevitablemente aspectos de la teoría del sistema mundo, que son relevantes para enmarcar la teoría de urbanización en el periodo específico, 1830-1920, del caso de estudio.

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The Emergence of the Modern Middle East

Cited by 79 publications

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Ecclesia triumphans? Sectarianism and the Maronite Community 1943-1975

Ecclesia triumphans? Sectarianism and the Maronite Community 1943-1975

The ‘Rojava Revolution’ in Syrian Kurdistan: A Model of Development for the Middle East?

Beirut 1830-1920, un ‘scalar fix’ en contextos cambiantes. Un estudio de caso explorando las teorías de re-escalamiento y urbanización extendida

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