Skip to main content
  • Book
  • © 2009

Lebanon

Liberation, Conflict, and Crisis

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Middle East in Focus (MEF)

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Introduction

    • Barry Rubin
    Pages 1-8
  3. Reflections on Lebanon

    • William Harris
    Pages 9-23
  4. Lebanon’s Militia Wars

    • Tony Badran
    Pages 35-62
  5. Lebanon’s Roller Coaster Ride

    • William Harris
    Pages 63-82
  6. Demographic Dilemmas

    • Mark Farha
    Pages 83-97
  7. Islamist Groups in Lebanon

    • Gary C. Gambill
    Pages 131-154
  8. Israel and Lebanon: Problematic Proximity

    • Jonathan Spyer
    Pages 195-212
  9. America and the Lebanon Issue

    • David Schenker
    Pages 213-237
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 239-244

About this book

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

'A rare panoptical book on Lebanon, illustrating the country's complexity and exhilarating intangibles.' - Michael Young, Opinion Editor, The Daily Star, Lebanon

Editors and Affiliations

  • Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center, Israel

    Barry Rubin

About the editor

BARRY RUBIN is Director of the GLORIA Center, editor of MERIA Journal, and editor of the Middle East in Focus series for Palgrave Macmillan.

Bibliographic Information

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access