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Building nations, dividing peoples: Israel, Syria and the struggle for the Druze
This thesis examines how the development of nationalism and foundation of nation-states in the Levant have contributed to the development of new national identities among the Druze communities in the Golan Heights and Israel and how it has impacted each community. This study builds on the ideas of B...
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| description | This thesis examines how the development of nationalism and foundation of nation-states in the Levant have contributed to the development of new national identities among the Druze communities in the Golan Heights and Israel and how it has impacted each community. This study builds on the ideas of Benedict Anderson and Eric Hobsbawm regarding nationalism and the development of the nation as both invented and imagined. This thesis then analyzes the policies of Israel and Syria regarding the Druze communities in the Golan Heights and the question of Druze feelings toward these policies. It also examines how Druze history has been framed in the context of the nation-state. Additionally this work examines how Israel and Syria's policies toward the Druze have created an economic reliance on the state while shaping national identity in the process. It also explores how Syria has facilitated agricultural development by assisting the Druze in the Golan Heights in the apple trade while weighing Israel's neglect of this community. Finally, I discuss the schism that exists between Israeli-Druze who support Israel and those who support Syria and whether or not national identities can be unimagined. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-2019 Building nations, dividing peoples: Israel, Syria and the struggle for the Druze Stoker, Daniel W. This thesis examines how the development of nationalism and foundation of nation-states in the Levant have contributed to the development of new national identities among the Druze communities in the Golan Heights and Israel and how it has impacted each community. This study builds on the ideas of Benedict Anderson and Eric Hobsbawm regarding nationalism and the development of the nation as both invented and imagined. This thesis then analyzes the policies of Israel and Syria regarding the Druze communities in the Golan Heights and the question of Druze feelings toward these policies. It also examines how Druze history has been framed in the context of the nation-state. Additionally this work examines how Israel and Syria's policies toward the Druze have created an economic reliance on the state while shaping national identity in the process. It also explores how Syria has facilitated agricultural development by assisting the Druze in the Golan Heights in the apple trade while weighing Israel's neglect of this community. Finally, I discuss the schism that exists between Israeli-Druze who support Israel and those who support Syria and whether or not national identities can be unimagined. 2012-06-01T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1020 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2019/viewcontent/Building_20Nations_2c_20Dividing_20Peoples_1.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Israel Syria |
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| title | Building nations, dividing peoples: Israel, Syria and the struggle for the Druze |
| title_full | Building nations, dividing peoples: Israel, Syria and the struggle for the Druze |
| title_fullStr | Building nations, dividing peoples: Israel, Syria and the struggle for the Druze |
| title_full_unstemmed | Building nations, dividing peoples: Israel, Syria and the struggle for the Druze |
| title_short | Building nations, dividing peoples: Israel, Syria and the struggle for the Druze |
| title_sort | building nations dividing peoples israel syria and the struggle for the druze |
| topic | Israel Syria |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1020 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2019/viewcontent/Building_20Nations_2c_20Dividing_20Peoples_1.pdf |
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