Bøger af Adel Beshara

The essays contained in this volume provide provocative new readings and an enhanced understanding of Butrus al-Bustani's place in history. They shed significant light on his life and contributions, and they canvass a broad range of issues, including religion, literature, art, history, and education. They tell familiar stories in unfamiliar ways and unfamiliar stories in familiar ways.

"Syria and the Syrians" is a contribution to the attempt to understand the present through the lens of the past. It is an epic chronicle of a people and a land that has seen it all and knows it all, as told and retold by scholars of different backgrounds and disparate eras. While this chronicle displays implicit notions of heroism and a nostalgic glorification of a bygone era, it is about real history, a real people, and a real land. The history is life-like. It provides entry into the "mind" of great ages, a return to an aesthetic world, and an introduction to the actions and ideas that helped shape our thinking for generations on end. It is a breathtaking blend of triumph, adventure, failure, and survival. It is also a poignant reminder of the sacrifices and contributions of a nation and a tribute to the important, perilous, and often-overlooked work of its people.

This book examines the ideological, political and social underpinnings of the attempted coup against General Chihab's government in Lebanon in 1961.