Thesis (M.A.)--American University of Beirut, Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies, 2012.
Advisor : Dr. Tarif Khalidi, Professor, Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies--Committee Members : Dr. Bilal Orfali, Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages ; Dr. Martin Accad, Associate Professor, Institute of Middle East Studies, Arab Baptist Theological Seminary.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 126-129)