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Introduction

Chapter 1. The Origins of the Armenian Presence in Lebanon and Syria: a Brief Historical Account

• Introduction
• The Armenian Homeland
• Armenian Migration to and within the Middle East: The Pre-Ottoman Era
• The Armenians and the Ottoman Empire
• The Era of Massacres: The End of the Empire and the Armenian Genocide

Chapter 2. (Re)constructing Armenia: The Armenians in Lebanon and Syria during the Mandate

• Introduction
• Religious Policy under the Mandate and the Re-establishment of the Armenian Churches
• Armenian Politics and Public Participation under the Mandate
• Armenian Associations during the Mandate
• Armenian Culture and Media during the Mandate
• Armenian Education during the Mandate
• The Socio-Economic Position of the Armenians during the Mandate

Chapter 3. Coping with Political Change: The Armenians in Lebanon and Syria during the First Two Decades of Independence (1946–1967)

• Introduction: The Armenians and the Post-Mandate States of the Levant
• Armenian Politics and Armenian Public Participation in Lebanon and Syria (1946–1967)
• Religious Policy and the Armenians in Independent Lebanon and Syria (1946–1967)
• Armenian Education in Independent Lebanon and Syria (1946–1967)
• Armenian Cultural Production between Flourishing and Decline: The 1950s and the 1960s
• Armenian Associations and the State in Lebanon and Syria from Independence to the 1960s
• Political Economy and the Social Position of the Armenians in Lebanon and Syria from Independence to the end of the 1960s

Chapter 4. War, Migration, and Strategies of Survival: The Armenians between the Collapse of the Lebanese State and the Construction of Asad’s Syria (1967–1989)

• Introduction
• Armenian Politics in the Levant From the Mid 1960s to the End of the Lebanese War
• The Armenian Churches in Lebanon and Syria in the 1970s and 1980s
• Armenian Education in Lebanon and Syria: The 1970s and 1980s
• Armenian Associations and the State in Lebanon and Syria: The 1970s and 1980s
• Armenian Culture and Media in Lebanon and Syria during the 1970s and 1980s
• The Armenian Communities and the Lebanese and Syrian Economy in the 1970s and 1980s

Chapter 5. Difficult Recovery and Uncertain Future: The Armenians in Lebanon and Syria in the 1990s and Beyond

• Introduction
• Armenian Political Participation in Contemporary Lebanon and Syria
• Armenian Churches and the State in Contemporary Lebanon and Syria
• Coping with Economic Crisis: The Socio-Economic Position of the Armenians in Contemporary Lebanon and Syria
• Armenian Associations and the State in Contemporary Lebanon and Syria
• Armenian Education in Lebanon and Syria during the 1990s and Early 2000s
• Armenian Cultural Production and the State in Contemporary Lebanon and Syria

Conclusion

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