The Opening of South Lebanon, 1788-1840 : A Study of the Impact of the West on the Middle East

PREFACE CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS ( FOLLOWING PAGE 188) MAPS CHRONOLOGY INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. THE ECOLOGY OF SOUTH LEBANON CHAPTER II. THE POLITICS OF MOUNT LEBANON CHAPTER III. FISCAL ORGANIZATION CHAPTER IV. THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF MOUNT LEBANON CHAPTER V. THE ECONOMY OF MOUNT LEBANON CHAPTER VI. THE EGYPTIAN INVASION CHAPTER VII. THE GROWTH OF PUBLIC SECURITY CHAPTER VIII. THE DYNAMICS OF DRUZE – CHRISTIAN ANTAGONISM CHAPTER IX. THE FISCAL ORGANIZATION OF LEBANON UNDER EGYPTIAN RULE CHAPTER X. THE ECONOMY OF MOUNT LEBANON UNDER EGYPTIAN RULE CHAPTER XI. THE SOCIETY OF MOUNTLEBANON UNDER EGYPTIAN RULE CHAPTER XII. INSURRECTION IN MOUNT LEBANON AND THE END OFEGYPTIAN RULE CHAPTER XIII. CONCLUSION APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHY NOTES INDEX APPENDIX : EXCURSUS ON SOURCES BIBLIOGRAPHY NOTES INDEX