William Harris

William Wilson Harris

At the outset of the 21st century, perhaps the most interesting feature of the Levant (in Arabic, Bilad al-Sham), in the midst of an overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim Arab world, is the command of the entire coastal zone from Cilicia south to Sinai either by non-Arabs or by Arabs who are not Sunni Muslims. The reality overshadows the Levantine interior. In the central Levant the mountain has come to town with the Alawi political ascendance in Damascus in the south, Israeli military and economic power dominates the Palestinians and Jordanians. The transformation in less than a century is remarkable.

A Fractured Mosaic

The Levant

In this impressive synthesis, William Harris narrates the history of the sectarian communities of Mount Lebanon and its vicinity. He offers a fresh perspective on the antecedents of modern multi-communal Lebanon, tracing the consolidation of Lebanon's Christian, Muslim, and Islamic derived sects from their origins between the sixth and eleventh centuries. The identities of Maronite Christians, Twelver Shia Muslims, and Druze, the mountain communities, developed alongside assertions of local chiefs under external powers from the Umayyads to the Ottomans. The chiefs began interacting in a common arena when Druze lord Fakhr al-Din Ma'n achieved domination of the mountain within the Ottoman imperial framework in the early seventeenth century. Harris knits together the subsequent interplay of the elite under the Sunni Muslim Shihab relatives of the Ma'ns after 1697 with demographic instability as Maronites overtook Shia as the largest community and expanded into Druze districts. By the 1840s many Maronites conceived the common arena as their patrimony. Maronite/Druze conflict ensued. Modern Lebanon arose out of European and Ottoman intervention in the 1860s to secure sectarian peace in a special province. In 1920, after the Ottoman collapse, France and the Maronites enlarged the province into the modern country, with a pluralism of communal minorities headed by Maronite Christians and Sunni Muslims. The book considers the flowering of this pluralism in the mid-twentieth century, and the strains of new demographic shifts and of social resentment in an open economy. External intrusions after the 1967 Arab-Israeli war rendered Lebanon's contradictions unmanageable and the country fell apart. Harris contends that Lebanon has not found a new equilibrium and has not transcended its sects. In the early twenty-first century there is an uneasy duality: Shia have largely recovered the weight they possessed in the sixteenth century, but Christians, Sunnis, and Druze are two-thirds of the country. This book offers readers a clear understanding of how modern Lebanon acquired its precarious social intricacy and its singular political character.

A History, 600 - 2011

Lebanon

For fans of epic science fiction by masters like David Brin, Peter F. Hamiltion, Ian Banks, Larry Niven, and Frank Herbert. Captain Malick and the crew of the Pioneer are on a mission of exploration to the farthest reaches of the solar system. As they near the uncharted planet Sworld, they receive an unexpected distress call. Compelled to investigate, Malick and the crew find a derelict ship with a cargo of six aliens in stasis, and instructions to bring them aboard. When their orbit deteriorates, they are marooned on the planet below with their new passengers. Determined to find a way home, Malick and the crew embark on an epic journey across Sworld. They discover a wondrous world full of new lifeforms and sentient species, but also dark mysteries and peril. As Malick's behavior becomes increasingly erratic, the crew begins to question his motivations. They know little about him and his past is shrouded in secrets. Now, plunged into an expedition through this bizarre and hostile alien planet, the crew will learn there is more to Malick than they ever imagined. What reviewers are saying: "If you enjoy science fiction in all its glory, this is the novel for you." - Anthony Avina "Sworld was a brilliant read, and one I highly recommend for all science fiction fans out there." - Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks "Sworld is the kind of science fiction story I love to fall into and reading this book was an amazing experience" - Hiding Behind Books "This book was a thrill-ride and has left me looking forward to a sequel." - David K. "Great read. Very interesting storyline and hard to put down." - Larry B. Books in The Chronicles of Malick Series: Sworld Arachana Book 3 coming summer 2020

The Chronicles of Malick

Sworld

From Things Too Strong for Me

Breaking Free

William W. Harris

Offers a perspective on the antecedents of modern multi-communal Lebanon, tracing the consolidation of Lebanon's Christian, Muslim, and Islamic derived sects from their origins between the sixth and eleventh centuries. Modern Lebanon arose out of European and Ottoman intervention in the 1860s to secure sectarian peace. Harris contends that Lebanon has not found a new equilibrium and has not transcended its sects. This book offers readers an understanding of how modern Lebanon acquired its precarious social intricacy and its singular political character

A History, 600-2011

Royal Institution of Great Britain. Library

A Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Institution of Great Britain

""William Harris presents a concise introduction to beekeeping, in the hope that more people will take an interest in apiary.""

The Honey-bee

The product of a collaboration between scientists, historians and archaeologists, this book breaks new ground in the study of the long-term interaction between environmental factors, including climate, and human beings.

The Ancient Mediterranean Environment between Science and History

Thomas 1620-1677 Manton

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Lieutenant David is a competent officer who decided to return to active duty after a stint in the Naval Reserves. His objective as a career naval officer is sidetracked when he unexpectedly meets Beth, who then becomes his obsession. Her husband also serves in the same ship as David. This story is how David struggles between his good and bad self as he deals with the events on the destroyer that involve both men. This conflict is resolved in a surprising conclusion.

A Story of Love and the Navy

The Obsession of Lt David

Judith S. Levey

The New Columbia Encyclopedia

The History of the Radical Party in Parliament

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An Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of James I. and Charles I. and of the Lives of Oliver Cromwell and Charles II...

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The book explores the affairs of Mount Lebanon and its surrounds through fourteen centuries, beginning with the emergence of its Christian, Muslim and Islamic-derived communities between the sixth and eleventh centuries. Against this backdrop, it interprets the modern republic of Lebanon from Ottoman antecedents to present day crises.

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An historical and critical account of the life and writings of James I., king of Great Britain

Excerpt from The History of Our Shakespeare Club Christian Church, and the principles which should form the bond of union of its members, it may at least be said that his protest against the dominance of any theological creed or ecclesiastical formulary was in keeping with the whole tenour of his teaching. The principles which he professed he carried out in his own conduct. Although regarded by many of his friends and associates with an admiration amounting to reverence, no one met with any difficulty in expressing Opinions whether in agreement with or in opposition to his own. This true catholicity of spirit was manifested in all his relations with our Shakespeare Club alike in the part he took in its foundation and in his conduct of the proceedings as its President. The oldest members will be the best qualified to affirm that there has never been the least impediment to, or restriction of, that absolute frankness and truthfulness of expression which is the quality which alone can give real value to human intercourse. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The History of Our Shakespeare Club (Classic Reprint)

The History of Our Shakespeare Club

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