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In this groundbreaking book, Ilham Khuri-Makdisi establishes the existence of a special radical trajectory spanning four continents and linking Beirut, Cairo, and Alexandria between 1860 and 1914. She shows that socialist and anarchist ideas were regularly discussed, disseminated, and reworked among intellectuals, workers, dramatists, Egyptians, Ottoman Syrians, ethnic Italians, Greeks, and many others in these cities. In situating the Middle East within the context of world history, Khuri-Makdisi challenges nationalist and elite narratives of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern history as well a.

Origins and implications of a mission -- Long-distance empathy and denominational competition -- Struggling with the self -- Communicating in the language of love -- Educating orphans -- Catering to a diverse clientele -- Veteran deaconesses and their ways of accommodation -- Sowing the home field