أطراس
Volume 7, Numéro 2, Pages 16-28
2026-07-15

The Image Of Arab Societies Through The Literature Of French Travelers To The Levant During The 19th Century Ad - The Levantine Society As A Model

Authors : Hassad Abdessamed .

Abstract

Abstract 1 The French travelers to the Levant during the 19th century contributed to providing abundant scientific material about the region, and they separated and scrutinized all its advantages, especially those related to the social aspect, and provided researchers with a fertile base that enables them to write part of the region’s history with a new vision, which is the vision of the other, through which it is possible to establishA local history with multiple opinions, and through which comparisons and analyzes can be made that allow us to reach historical knowledge close to the truth, and we will present through this research the composition of the Levantine society, which was distinguished greatly from other societies in that period by its mosaic overlay, as its categories multiplied and their characteristics varied, and they fusedDespite this, in one mold, coexistence in peace unites him.

Keywords

Levant - society - the 19th century AD - the journey - France.