TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dreuzy,Agnes de
TI  - The Holy See and the emergence of the modern Middle East: Benedict XV's diplomacy in Greater Syria (1914-1922) 
SN  - 9780813228501
AV  - BX1617 .D74 2016
U1  - 327.456/34056 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - The Catholic University of America Press
KW  - Benedict
KW  - Catholic Church
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - Middle East
KW  - fast
KW  - World War (1914-1918)
KW  - Church and international organization
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - World War, 1914-1918
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Peace
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Government
KW  - International
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - International Relations
KW  - General
KW  - Diplomatic relations
KW  - International relations
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : rethinking Benedict XV's contribution to international relations -- PART I. THE VATICAN AND CATHOLIC INTERESTS IN PREWAR AND WARTIME GREATER SYRIA, 1914-1917. Benedict XV, Pope of Peace -- Protection of Catholics in the Ottoman Empire -- Vatican wartime foreign policy -- Protection of Catholic clergy and property -- Benedict XV's humanitarian assistance -- PART II. POSTWAR PROTECTION OF CATHOLIC INTERESTS, 1917-1922. The Holy See and the postwar world order -- The Holy See and Syria -- The Holy See and Palestine -- Conclusion
N2  - "This detailed analysis of Pope Benedict XV's wartime diplomacy in the Levant focuses on relations between the Holy See and the European powers with Middle Eastern interests (France, Britain, and Russia) as well as the Ottoman Empire, and sheds new light on the intricate relationships between churches of the Eastern Rite (Maronites, Melkites) and those of the Latin Rite. The author argues that far from being passive and ineffectual during World War I, Benedict XV vigorously pursued a nuanced foreign policy that shaped the history of the papacy through the 20th century"--
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