{"product_id":"the-emergence-of-minorities-in-the-middle-east-9780748641871","title":"The Emergence of Minorities in the Middle East","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book uses a study of Syria under the French mandate to show what historical developments led people to start describing themselves and others as 'minorities'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe often think that modern nation-states suppress other collective identities identities, but this thought-provoking book turns that assumption on its head, showing how fluid regional and religious identities were constituted as \"minorities\" through the very process of state-building. Scholars interested in the relationship between collective mobilization and political institutions will want to read this book. -- Susan Pedersen, Professor of History, Columbia University We often think that modern nation-states suppress other collective identities identities, but this thought-provoking book turns that assumption on its head, showing how fluid regional and religious identities were constituted as \"minorities\" through the very process of state-building. Scholars interested in the relationship between collective mobilization and political institutions will want to read this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMap 1. Syria c.1936; Map 2. The Far Northeast of Syria in the 1930s; Outline Chronology of the French Mandate, 1919-39; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I; 1. Minorities, Majorities and the Nation-state; 2. 'Minorities' and the French Mandate; Part II; 3. Separatism and Autonomism; 4. The border and the Kurds; Part III; 5. The Franco-Syrian Treaty and the Definition of 'Minorities'; 6. Personal Status Law Reform; Conclusion: Minorities, Majorities and the Writing of History; Select Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404495429975,"sku":"9780748641871","price":85.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780748641871.jpg?v=1730486638","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-emergence-of-minorities-in-the-middle-east-9780748641871","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}