Lebanon : liberation, conflict, and crisis

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Lebanon : liberation, conflict, and crisis

edited by Barry Rubin

(Middle East in focus series)

Palgrave-Macmillan, 2010, c2009

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First published in hardcover in 2009

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

No country in the world has more political battles, military conflicts, and ethnic complexity per person and per square mile than does Lebanon. This book explains the issues, events, and personalities involved in one of the globe's most dramatic and important stories.

Table of Contents

  • Reflections on Lebanon
  • W.Harris What Makes Lebanon a Distinctive Country?
  • E.Fawaz Lebanon's Militia Wars
  • T.Badran Lebanon's Roller Coaster Ride
  • W.Harris Demographic Dilemmas
  • M.Farha Lebanon's Culture: Popular Music as a Case Study
  • C.P.Freund Lebanon's Economy between Violence and Political Stalemate
  • N.Raphaeli Islamist Groups in Lebanon
  • G.Gambill Hizballah in Lebanon: Between Tehran and Beirut, between the Struggle with Israel, and the Struggle for Lebanon
  • E.Zisser The Lebanese Shi'a as a Political Community
  • O.Nir Israel and Lebanon: Problematic Proximity
  • J.Spyer America and the Lebanon Issue
  • D.Schenker

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