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Examines gender dynamics in colonial-era politics for a nuanced understanding of postcolonial societies
Analyzes the negotiations between French authorities and Syrians and Lebanese citizens to reveal systemic inequalities
Highlights the role of mass movements and marginalized groups in shaping political discourse
Provides historical context for understanding statebuilding, nationalism, Islam, and gender in the Middle East
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Colonial Citizens by Thompson, Elizabeth. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780231106610.
French rule in Syria and Lebanon coincided with the rise of colonial resistance around the world and with profound social trauma after World War I. In this tightly argued study, Elizabeth Thompson shows how Syrians and Lebanese mobilized, like other coloniz