Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. A Rough Crossing; 2. Ports of Call; 3. The Making of Arab Paris; 4. Policing Orientalism; 5. Massacre and Restoration; 6. Cosmopolitanism and Confusion; 7. Remaking Arab France; 8. The Cathedral and the Mosque; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z
Summary
Many think of Muslims in Europe as a twentieth century phenomenon, but this book brings to life a lost community of Arabs who lived through war, revolution, and empire in early nineteenth century France. Ian Coller uncovers the surprising story of the several hundred men, women, and children--Egyptians, Syrians, Greeks, and others--who followed the French army back home after Napoleon's occupation of Egypt