Shows which historical developments led people to start describing themselves and others
as' minorities' Through close attention to what changed in French-mandate Syria, and what …

Peter Wien presents a provocative discussion on the history of Iraq and the growth of
nationalism during the 1930s and early 1940s. He deconstructs the established view that a …

En 1908, sur le territoire de l'Empire ottoman, une révolution est en cours. Sous la pression
d'officiers des fronts balkaniques, ceux que l'on appelle les" Jeunes-Turcs", le sultan …

In 2011, Arab youth took to the streets in their thousands to demand their freedom. Although
it is too early to speculate on the ultimate outcome of the uprisings, one auspicious feature …

This dissertation explores education as a critical yet hitherto neglected site for the
construction of multiple, parallel, and occasionally competing narratives of national identity …

While the book is an early exploration of the legal underpinnings of the French Mandate, it is
also the first nationalist history of Syria. Adopting a now familiar historiographical trope that …

This article examines the Boy Scout Movement in Iran, under Reza Shah Pahlavi (r. 1925–
1941) and the role it played in the formation of a new elite boyhood. I argue that the …

In April 1931, boycotts of foreign-owned electricity companies were launched across
multiple cities of the Arab Levant under French Mandate. This article argues that the boycotts …

En 1908, sur le territoire de l'Empire ottoman, une révolution est en cours. Sous la pression
d'officiers des fronts balkaniques, ceux que l'on appelle les" Jeunes-Turcs", le sultan …

Au sortir de la Première Guerre mondiale, les nouveaux États fondés sur les décombres de
l'Empire ottoman adoptent, dans leurs zones rurales respectives, des politiques similaires …