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. INDICE: - 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 andPolitical 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 - Americaand the Lebanon Issue; D.Schenker
- ISBN: 978-0-230-60587-9
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 12/10/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés