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The Damascus events the 1860 massacre and the making of the modern Middle East / Eugene Rogan.

Rogan, Eugene L., (author.).

Summary:

On July 9, 1860, a violent mob swept through the Christian quarters of Damascus. For eight days, violence raged, leaving five thousand Christians dead, thousands of shops looted, and churches, houses, and monasteries razed. The sudden and ferocious outbreak shocked the world, leaving Syrian Christians vulnerable and fearing renewed violence. Drawn from never-before-seen eyewitness accounts of the Damascus Events, eminent Middle East historian Eugene Rogan tells the story of how a peaceful multicultural city came to be engulfed in slaughter. He traces how rising tensions between Muslim and Christian communities led some to regard extermination as a reasonable solution. Rogan also narrates the wake of this disaster, and how the Ottoman government moved quickly to retake control of the city, end the violence, and reintegrate Christians into the community. These efforts to rebuild Damascus proved successful, preserving peace for the next 150 years until 2011. -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781541604278
  • ISBN: 154160427X
  • Physical Description: xi, 377 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Basic Books, an imprint of Hatchette Book Group, 2024.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-362) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A notes on time, distance, dates, exchange rates -- Introduction: Found in the archives -- Dr Mishaqa opens the US vice-consulate in Damascus -- Damascus 'the fragrant' at mid-century -- Resistance to Ottoman reforms -- Rivers of blood in Mount Lebanon -- Plunder, kill, and burn -- Punish the guilty and restore order -- Beetles and scorpions -- Rebuilding Damascus with money grown on trees -- Damascus restored -- Conclusion: Dr Mishaqa retires to write his memoirs.

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Subject: Damascus Riots, Damascus, Syria, 1860 > History.
Christians > Syria > 19th century.
Islam > Relations > Christianity.
Christianity and other religions > Islam.
Massacres > Syria.
Riots > Syria.
Religious tolerance > Christianity.
Syria > Social conditions > 19th century.
Syria > History > 19th century.
Damascus (Syria) > History.
Genre: Informational works.
Illustrated works.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library 956 ROGAN 2024 (Text) 0001012548888 Nonfiction New Available -

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