Lebanon

The Challenge of Independence

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19945985
AutoresEyal Ziser
EditoresEyal Zisser (0000-0003-2182-380X)
Año2000
Fecha de publicación2000-01-01
Open AccessNo
TipoBOOK
RevistaLebanon (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialI.B.Tauris (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5040/9780755612574
OpenAlexW4255899853
Open LibraryOL16977451M
ISBN9780755612574
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7

The Lebanese conflict continues to defy the comprehension of outsiders. Yet without a proper understanding of the tensions of the last 150 years the Lebanon experience will remain a mystery. This collection of papers by a group of internationally respected scholars and experts on Lebanon covers a wide range of themes that explain both the roots of the conflict and the basis for resolving it. Among the topics covered are: • the evolution of the country through different historical periods • the history of the various communities in Lebanon and how they interacted, with particular reference to the Maronites and the Druzes in the early period • emigration: the economic implications of Lebanon’s independence from 1943 onwards • French and British policies from 1915 until the proclamation of Greater Lebanon (1920) • the impact of foreign intervention on internal politics • systems of power-sharing • social structure and the sociological

Political science · Islamic Studies and History · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Middle East Politics and Society · 15.75 history of Asia · 1918-1946 · 1946 · France · French occupation · French occupation, 1918-1946 · Government · History · Independence · Lebanon · Mandate · Nationalism · Occupation · Political History · Politics · politics and government · Politieke geschiedenis · Politischer Wandel · Unabhängigkeit