Julia Hauser Boeken

The book delves into the interconnected history of vegetarianism from the mid-nineteenth century to the early Cold War, highlighting how notions of purity influenced vegetarians in both India and the West. It reveals a complex narrative where these shared beliefs fostered movements toward internationalism and anticolonialism, while simultaneously intertwining with themes of racism, nationalism, and violence. Through this exploration, the author uncovers the multifaceted implications of dietary choices on social and political ideologies.

Late Ottoman Bilad al-Sham and Mandate Lebanon were characterized by an exceptionally dense concentration of diverse educational institutions. Research on education in this region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries has hitherto focused on individual institutions or movements. This volume challenges the established narrative and emphasizes the entanglements of individuals, concepts, and practices. Stemming from an international workshop held at the Orient-Institut Beirut in April 2012, the studies on local and foreign schools collected in this volume illuminate the manifold debates that entwined students, teachers, and the public over how to create a modern Arab society and the role education could play within that endeavor.