258 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
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Lebanon is an exceptionally misunderstood country; its religious politics are typically misrepresented and denigrated in Western political commentary. Politics and War in Lebanon offers a lucid examination of Lebanese society and politics. Mordechai Nisan examines Lebanon in its own termson its own cultural turf. He then points to the causes of political disintegration in 1975 and explores the... Read more
Organizations and Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
Part One: The Mystique and the Malaise
1. The Civilization(s) of Lebanon
2. Politics and Religion Lebanese-Style, 1920–75
3. Palestinians and the Beginning of War 1975
Part Two: Wars of all Kinds
4. Maronites: The War of the Brothers
5. Syria: The Occupation of Lebanon
6. Israel: Relationships and Betrayals
7. Shiites: An Islamic Revolution
Part Three: Death and Life
8. Political Disintegration and Hezbollah, 2000–14
9. Questions and Options
Selected Bibliography
Index of Names and Places
Biography
Mordechai Nisan
