The development of nationalist identities in French Syria and Lebanon: A transnational dialogue with Arab immigrants to Argentina and Brazil, 1915--1929
by Logrono Narbona, Maria del Mar, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, 2007, 266 pages; 3285835

Abstract:

My dissertation explores the transnational dimension of Syrian and Lebanese nationalist movements during the first years of French Mandate in Syria and Lebanon. It analyzes the role and transformations of transnational political networks in the particular case of Syrian and Lebanese emigrants in Argentina and Brazil during World War I and first years of the French Mandate in Syria and Lebanon.

The field research for this dissertation was conducted in the Archives du ministère français des affaires étrangères (Paris and Nantes); The National Library (Al Asad), Damascus; the Archival Collection of the American University in Beirut; and The National Archives, London.
 
AdvisersNancy E. Gallagher; R. Stephen Humphreys
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
SourceDAI/A 68-10, p. , Dec 2007
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsMiddle Eastern history; Latin American history; Modern history; Ethnic studies
Publication Number3285835
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