The state as a standard of civilisation : assembling the modern state in Lebanon and Syria, 1800-1944

This thesis critiques the conceptualisation of the state as a rational product of modernity that places importance on institutional capacity and typological criteria. Tied to this history is a distinct set of knowledges and practices that inform international relations and politics, including those...

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Main Author: Delatolla, Andrew
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.740092