Lebanon
Liberation, Conflict, and Crisis
Published on 17. October 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
XI, 244 pages
978-0-230-62306-4 (ISBN)
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.
Reviews / Votes
'A rare panoptical book on Lebanon, illustrating the country's complexity and exhilarating intangibles.' - Michael Young, Opinion Editor, The Daily Star, Lebanon
More details
Series
Edition
2009 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XI, 244 p.
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-62306-4 (9780230623064)
DOI
10.1057/9780230622432
Schweitzer Classification
Person
BARRY RUBIN
is Director of the GLORIA Center, editor of
MERIA Journal
, and editor of the Middle East in Focus series for Palgrave Macmillan.
Content
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