1st Edition

Lebanese Historical Thought in the Eighteenth Century

By Hayat El Eid Bualuan Copyright 2023
78 Pages
by Routledge

78 Pages
by Routledge

78 Pages
by Routledge

This study of Lebanese historical thought and its role in national identity formation in the eighteenth century focuses on a sample of historians, mainly Christians, who lived and wrote during the Shihabi Emirate from 1697 till the Egyptian invasion in 1831. These historians, who represent different trends in historical writing, were able to develop the idea of Lebanon as a unique entity and as... Read more

Introduction

1. Chronicle Writing

2. Neo-Chroniclers

3. Biographical Writing

4. Apologetic History: The Maronite Question

Conclusion

Biography

Hayat El Eid Bualuan is a lecturer at the American University of Beirut.