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Lebanon

Liberation, Conflict, and Crisis

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  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Barry Rubin

    1. Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center, Israel

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

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Barry Rubin
    Pages 1-8

  3. Reflections on Lebanon

    • William Harris
    Pages 9-23

  4. What Makes Lebanon a Distinctive Country?

    • Eli Fawaz
    Pages 25-33

  5. Lebanon’s Militia Wars

    • Tony Badran
    Pages 35-62

  6. Lebanon’s Roller Coaster Ride

    • William Harris
    Pages 63-82

  7. Demographic Dilemmas

    • Mark Farha
    Pages 83-97

  8. Lebanon’s Culture: Popular Music as a Case Study

    • Charles Paul Freund
    Pages 99-108

  9. Lebanese Economy between Violence and Political Stalemate

    • Nimrod Raphaeli
    Pages 109-130

  10. Islamist Groups in Lebanon

    • Gary C. Gambill
    Pages 131-154

  11. Hizballah in Lebanon: Between Tehran and Beirut, between the Struggle with Israel, and the Struggle for Lebanon

    • Eyal Zisser
    Pages 155-176

  12. The Lebanese Shi’a as a Political Community

    • Omri Nir
    Pages 177-193

  13. Israel and Lebanon: Problematic Proximity

    • Jonathan Spyer
    Pages 195-212

  14. America and the Lebanon Issue

    • David Schenker
    Pages 213-237

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 239-244
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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.

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'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.

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