ABBREVIATED CONTENTS Preface Introduction Part One: 1750-1804 Part Two: 1804-1820 Part Three: 1820-1830 Part Four: 1830-1840 Part Five: 1840-1873 Appendix A: Terms and Titles Appendix B: Emirs of Mount Lebanon of the House of Shihab Appendix C: Emirs of Hasbayya and Rashayya , Shaykhs of the House of Jumablat , The Mishaqa Family Notes Bibliography Index
Wheeler M. Thackston, Jr. is Senior Preceptor in Persian in the Department of Near Eastern Languages at Harvard University. He is also the translator of Naser-e Khosraw's Books of Travels (Safarnama), also published by SUNY Press.
"It makes it clear, like no secondary work can, that localism, kinship, and clan loyalties are the essential ingredients of social life in closely-knit, small-scaled societies. This is useful not only for Lebanon and the Middle East, but also for the many parts of the world where pluralism still dominates." -Leila Fawaz, Tufts University "It is a fascinating eyewitness report of a decisive period of Lebanese history and constitutes a major source for historical studies of the period. The author himself was both participant and keen observer and provides us with penetrating insights into his own society and his own thinking. The English translation has the great advantage over the Arabic printed edition, in that it incorporates all parts of the original manuscript including those left out in the Arab edition for political reason."-Thomas Philipp, Brandeis University
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