The Clarion of Syria: A Patriot’s Call against the Civil War of 1860

193 Pages·2019·1.67 MB·English

by  Butrus al-Bustani

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BUTRUS AL-BUSTANI
INTRODUCED AND TRANSLATED BY
JENS HANSSEN AND HICHAM SAFIEDDINE
FOREWORD BY USSAMA MAKDISI

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The Clarion of Syria
A Patriot’s Call against the Civil
War of 1860
Butrus al-Bustani
Introduced and Translated by
Jens Hanssen and Hicham Safieddine
Foreword by Ussama Makdisi
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hanssen, Jens, author & translator. | Safieddine,
Hicham, author & translator. | Makdisi, Ussama Samir,
1968- writer of foreword. | Container of (expression):
Bustani, Butrus ibn Bulus, 1818 or 1819–1882 or 1883.
Nafir Suriyah. English.
Title: The Clarion of Syria : a patriot’s call against the
civil war of 1860 / by Butrus Al-Bustani ; translated
by Jens Hanssen and Hicham Safieddine; foreword by
Ussama Makdisi.
Description: Oakland, California : University of
California Press, 2019 | Includes bibliographical
references and index. | This work is licensed under a
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Identifiers: LCCN 2018048201 (print) | LCCN 2018052309
(ebook) | ISBN 9780520971158 (Epub) |
ISBN 9780520299436 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Bustani, Butrus ibn Bulus, 1818 or
1819–1882 or 1883. Nafir Suriyah. | Bustani, Butrus ibn
Bulus, 1818 or 1819–1882 or 1883. | Syria—History—19th
century.
Classification: LCC PN5449.L42 (ebook) |
LCC PN5449.L42 B87 2019 (print) |
DDC 079.5691—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018048201
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The worst thing under the firmament is war, and
the most horrendous among them are civil wars.
Nafir Suriyya, Clarion 5, November 1, 1860

contents
Acknowledgments xi
Foreword by Ussama Makdisi xiii
Introduction: Translating Civil War
Jens Hanssen and Hicham Safieddine
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part i: the clarion of syria: the context
Chapter 1: The War of 1860: Roots and Ramifications
Jens Hanssen and Hicham Safieddine
13
Chapter 2: Butrus al-Bustani: From Protestant Convert
to Ottoman Patriot and Arab Reformer
Jens Hanssen and Hicham Safieddine
23
Chapter 3: Nafir Suriyya in Arab Historiography
Jens Hanssen
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