| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 307 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Oxford historical monographs |
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Oxford historical monographs.
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| Contents |
1. The struggle for self-determination -- 2. A nation of provincials -- 3. Capitalist urbanization and subaltern resistance -- 4. War, health, and the making of municipal Beirut -- 5. The intermediary bourgeoisie and municipal politics -- 6. Provincial classrooms : intellectuals, missionaries, and the state -- 7. Public morality and social marginality -- 8. Urban narratives of modernity -- 9. Provincial architecture and imperial commemoration |
| Summary |
Combining urban theory with postcolonial methodology, Jens Hanssen argues that modern Beirut is the outcome of persistent social and intellectual struggles over the production of space |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-295) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- General.
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| SUBJECT |
Beirut (Lebanon) -- History -- 19th century
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Beirut (Lebanon) -- History
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| Subject |
Lebanon -- Beirut
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Beirut
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5.220.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005296742 |
| ISBN |
1423771109 |
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9781423771104 |
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9786610758586 |
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6610758581 |
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9780191557729 |
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0191557722 |
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9781280758584 |
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1280758589 |
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