The politics of persecution : Middle Eastern Christians in an age of empire /

Persecution of Christians in the Middle East has been a recurring theme since the middle of the nineteenth century. The topic has experienced a resurgence in the last few years, especially during the Trump era. Middle Eastern Christians are often portrayed as a homogeneous, helpless group ever at th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Raheb, Mitri (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Waco : Baylor University Press, [2021].
Subjects:	Persecution > Middle East > History. Middle East > Politics and government. Middle East > Religious aspects.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Under Ottoman rule
Religious mobility
A massacre on Mount Lebanon
Agents of renaissance
Christian Zionism
The road to genocide
Minorities in nation-states
A catastrophe
Arab and Christian
A turning point
Petrodollars
Challenging times
Epilogue.