Ours — Alien: the French Invasion of the Levant at the Turn of the 18th — 19th Century through the Eyes of Arab Contemporaries

Zhantiev, Dmitry; Kirillina, Svetlana

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“Ours” — “Alien”: the French Invasion of the Levant at the Turn of the 18th — 19th Century through the Eyes of Arab Contemporaries

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“Ours” — “Alien”: the French Invasion of the Levant at the Turn of the 18th — 19th Century through the Eyes of Arab Contemporaries

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S207987840010437-9-1

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10.18254/S207987840010437-9

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Article

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Dmitry Zhantiev

Affiliation: Institute of Asian and African Studies RAS, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Svetlana Kirillina

Affiliation: Institute of Asian and African Studies RAS, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Address: Российская Федерация, Москва

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ISTORIYA

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The article provides the perception of General Bonaparte’s French expedition to Egypt and Syria at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries from the point of view of local Arabic-speaking Muslim and Christian contemporaries. A comparative analysis of the most important historical chronicles of Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti and Niqula al-Turk allows us to uncover the essence of the opposition “ours” — “aliens” and present those facts that caused bitter resentment among the local population regarding the French intervention and left a deep mark in the historical memory. The study also allows to compare the attitude of the inhabitants of Egypt and Syria to the Ottoman authorities and the French occupation administration.

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Bonaparte, Egypt, Syria, occupation, Ottoman Empire, Islam, Еastern Christians

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06.05.2020

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14.12.2020

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38571

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GOST	Zhantiev D., Kirillina S. “Ours” — “Alien”: the French Invasion of the Levant at the Turn of the 18th — 19th Century through the Eyes of Arab Contemporaries // ISTORIYA – 2020. – V. 11. – Issue 12 (98). Part I [Electronic resource]. URL: https://history.jes.su/S207987840010437-9-1 (circulation date: 18.05.2024). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840010437-9
MLA	Zhantiev, Dmitry, Kirillina, Svetlana "“Ours” — “Alien”: the French Invasion of the Levant at the Turn of the 18th — 19th Century through the Eyes of Arab Contemporaries." ISTORIYA 11.12-1 (98) (2020) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840010437-9
APA	Zhantiev D., Kirillina S. (2020). “Ours” — “Alien”: the French Invasion of the Levant at the Turn of the 18th — 19th Century through the Eyes of Arab Contemporaries. ISTORIYA 11(12-1 (98)) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840010437-9

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