{"product_id":"re-constructing-armenia-in-lebanon-and-syria-ethno-cultural-diversity-and-the-state-in-the-aftermath-of-a-refugee-crisis-9781845453527","title":"(Re)constructing Armenia in Lebanon and Syria:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tFor almost nine decades, since their mass-resettlement to the Levant in the wake of the Genocide and First World War, the Armenian communities of Lebanon and Syria appear to have successfully maintained a distinct identity as an ethno-culturally diverse group, in spite of representing a small non-Arab and Christian minority within a very different, mostly Arab and Muslim environment. The author shows that, while in Lebanon the state has facilitated the development of an extensive and effective system of Armenian ethno-cultural preservation, in Syria the emergence of centralizing, authoritarian regimes in the 1950s and 1960s has severely damaged the autonomy and cultural diversity of the Armenian community. Since 1970, the coming to power of the Asad family has contributed to a partial recovery of Armenian ethno-cultural diversity, as the community seems to have developed some form of tacit arrangement with the regime. In Lebanon, on the other hand, the Armenian community suffered the consequences of the recurrent breakdown of the consociational arrangement that regulates public life. In both cases the survival of Armenian cultural distinctiveness seems to be connected, rather incidentally, with the continuing ‘search for legitimacy’ of the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"... an impressively researched account of one of the major refugee crises of the 20th century ... Migliorino offers a thoughtful account of the Armenian refugees' experience, focusing on religion, cultural production, and communal political organization and covering 1923-2003, a span of three or four generations. This is an analytical narrative of the making of a society, from refugees to citizens… this fine historical account is also an exemplary developmental study of the ways in which refugees create a permanent diaspora society. Relevant to all social scientists. Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e  ·  Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Tables Acknowledgements Note on Transliteration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. The Origins of the Armenian Presence in Lebanon and Syria: a Brief Historical Account\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Armenian Homeland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Migration to and within the Middle East: The Pre-Ottoman Era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Armenians and the Ottoman Empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Era of Massacres: The End of the Empire and the Armenian Genocide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. (Re)constructing Armenia: The Armenians in Lebanon and Syria during the Mandate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tReligious Policy under the Mandate and the Re-establishment of the Armenian Churches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Politics and Public Participation under the Mandate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Associations during the Mandate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Culture and Media during the Mandate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Education during the Mandate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Socio-Economic Position of the Armenians during the Mandate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Coping with Political Change: The Armenians in Lebanon and Syria during the First Two Decades of Independence (1946–1967)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIntroduction: The Armenians and the Post-Mandate States of the Levant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Politics and Armenian Public Participation in Lebanon and Syria (1946–1967)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tReligious Policy and the Armenians in Independent Lebanon and Syria (1946–1967)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Education in Independent Lebanon and Syria (1946–1967)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Cultural Production between Flourishing and Decline: The 1950s and the 1960s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Associations and the State in Lebanon and Syria from Independence to the 1960s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPolitical Economy and the Social Position of the Armenians in Lebanon and Syria from Independence to the end of the 1960s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. War, Migration, and Strategies of Survival: The Armenians between the Collapse of the Lebanese State and the Construction of Asad’s Syria (1967–1989)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Politics in the Levant From the Mid 1960s to the End of the Lebanese War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Armenian Churches in Lebanon and Syria in the 1970s and 1980s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Education in Lebanon and Syria: The 1970s and 1980s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Associations and the State in Lebanon and Syria: The 1970s and 1980s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Culture and Media in Lebanon and Syria during the 1970s and 1980s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Armenian Communities and the Lebanese and Syrian Economy in the 1970s and 1980s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. Difficult Recovery and Uncertain Future: The Armenians in Lebanon and Syria in the 1990s and Beyond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Political Participation in Contemporary Lebanon and Syria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Churches and the State in Contemporary Lebanon and Syria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tCoping with Economic Crisis: The Socio-Economic Position of the Armenians in Contemporary Lebanon and Syria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Associations and the State in Contemporary Lebanon and Syria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Education in Lebanon and Syria during the 1990s and Early 2000s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArmenian Cultural Production and the State in Contemporary Lebanon and Syria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042973155671,"sku":"9781845453527","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845453527.jpg?v=1750956467","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/re-constructing-armenia-in-lebanon-and-syria-ethno-cultural-diversity-and-the-state-in-the-aftermath-of-a-refugee-crisis-9781845453527","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}