The struggle for Lebanon : a modern history of Lebanese-Egytian relations

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    • Kalawoun, Nasser M.

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The struggle for Lebanon : a modern history of Lebanese-Egytian relations

Nasser M. Kalawoun

(Library of international relations, 14)

I. B. Tauris, 2000

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Bibliography: p. 211-215

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Description

Lebanon has occupied a pivotal position in Middle East politics since the Second World War. Viewed as the "Pearl of the Orient" by Western governments and others with whom it had close relationships, Lebanon was faced with Egyptian hegemony and the tide of pan-Arab nationalism during Nasser's rule in Cairo. In the late 1950s and 1960s Lebanese leaders of all persuasions faced the constant fear of being swallowed into an Arab-Muslim superstate after the union of Syria and Egypt in 1958. Lebanese-Egyptian relations during the period 1952-70 passed through several phases but the main theme was uneasy co-operation, with Lebanon holding on to an independent role with the strong support of the US before Lebanese politics became engulfed in civil war in the 1970s.

Table of Contents

  • The battle over regional defence pacts
  • Lebanon fails the test at Suez
  • the Lebanese-UAR dispute of 1958
  • the era of co-existence
  • Lebanon between Nasser and Arab radicals
  • Lebanon and the Cairo Accord
  • decrease of Egyptian influence since 1971
  • conclusion.

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  • NCID
    BA47693163
  • ISBN
    • 1860644236
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    224 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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