Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on transcription; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Struggles for a new order: The rise of the Nazi regime and the Levantine mandates (1933-1936); 3 Nazism and the Levant -- Nazism in the Levant: Between treaty negotiations and the Second World War (1936-1939); 4 Repercussions of the Second World War: Facing the Axis in the Levant (1939-1941); 5 Nazism in retreat: The fading of an option and the battle for independence (1941-1945); 6 The Levant in May 1945: The defeat of Nazism and hopes for independence; 7 Conclusion; Notes
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Summary
This book reconstructs the intellectual and political encounters with Nazism in Lebanon and Syria under French mandate rule and situates them in the context of an evolving local political culture
