Muslim-Christian relations in Damascus amid the 1860 riot
"On 9 July 1860 CE, an outbreak of violence in the inner-city Christian quarter of Damascus created shock waves locally and internationally. This book provides a step-by-step presentation and reproduction of the facts to assess the true role of all the players and shapers of events. It critical...
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Formato: | Libro |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill
[2022]
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Colección: | History of Christian-Muslim relations
; 46 |
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Ver en Red de Bibliotecas de la Archidiócesis de Granada: | https://catalogo.redbagranada.es/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=514881 |
Sumario: | "On 9 July 1860 CE, an outbreak of violence in the inner-city Christian quarter of Damascus created shock waves locally and internationally. This book provides a step-by-step presentation and reproduction of the facts to assess the true role of all the players and shapers of events. It critically examines the internal and external politico-socio-economic factors involved and argues that economic interests rather than religious fanaticism were the main causes for the riot of 1860. Furthermore, it argues that the riot was not a sudden eruption but rather a planned and organised affair"-- |
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Descripción Física: | ix, 255 páginas : ilustraciones ; 25 cm |
Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (pages 245-255) e índice. |
ISBN: | 9789004464957 |