Tom Najem
Biographic Data
| ID | 4487033 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tom Najem |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tom |
| FAMILY NAME | Najem |
| SIGNATURE | NAJEM T |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Historical Dictionary of Lebanon
Historical Dictionary of Lebanon, Second Edition covers the long history of Lebanon, from before the Ottoman era through the Ottoman Era, the French Mandate, Independence, the long civil war and the recent protests for democratic reform and the aftermath of the explosion in the port area. It features lengthy entries on major historical/political events as well as the major people, sectarian groups and political parties. It contains a chronology, …
War Is Coming: Between Past and Future Violence in Lebanon
Sami Hermez, a young scholar of Lebanese American descent and currently teaching anthropology at Northwestern University in Qatar, has produced an important work. War Is Coming provides a rather unique ethnographic study of the Lebanese, which should be mandatory reading for anyone interested in understanding the complex state of societies suffering from protracted conflict. The period the book covers, approximately the years 2006–2009, falls bet…
Contested Sites in Jerusalem: The Jerusalem Old City Initiative
Lebanon: The Politics of a Penetrated Society
In a time of great political change and unrest in the Middle East, this highly topical text offers a succinct account of the contemporary political environment in Lebanon. Tom Najem provides both a developed understanding of the pre-civil war system and an analysis of how circumstances resulting from the civil war combined with essential pre-war elements to define politics in Lebanon. Systematically exploring Lebanon’s history, society and politi…
Privatization and the State in Morocco: Nominal Objectives and Problematic Realities
This article examines the privatization process in Morocco in terms of its historical background, the rationale for its introduction, and the progress made to date. The author demonstrates that the process has neither proceeded at the expected pace nor delivered the anticipated structural changes for two main reasons. On the one hand, the state has used privatization as a means for raising revenues to cover short-term budget deficits instead of r…
Horizon 2000: Economic viability and political realities
The purpose of this article was to determine whether or not the Hariri government's recovery programme, Horizon 2000, succeeded in its goals with respect to the improvement of the Lebanese economy. The results of the programme have been very mixed. It has succeeded in at least two respects. First, there has been a vast improvement in the country's physical infrastructure. Second, the programme has acted as a magnet, attracting all kinds of positi…
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Horizon 2000: Economic viability and political realities
The purpose of this article was to determine whether or not the Hariri government's recovery programme, Horizon 2000, succeeded in its goals with respect to the improvement of the Lebanese economy. The results of the programme have been very mixed. It has succeeded in at least two respects. First, there has been a vast improvement in the country's physical infrastructure. Second, the programme has acted as a magnet, attracting all kinds of positi…
Privatization and the State in Morocco: Nominal Objectives and Problematic Realities
This article examines the privatization process in Morocco in terms of its historical background, the rationale for its introduction, and the progress made to date. The author demonstrates that the process has neither proceeded at the expected pace nor delivered the anticipated structural changes for two main reasons. On the one hand, the state has used privatization as a means for raising revenues to cover short-term budget deficits instead of r…
Lebanon: The Politics of a Penetrated Society
In a time of great political change and unrest in the Middle East, this highly topical text offers a succinct account of the contemporary political environment in Lebanon. Tom Najem provides both a developed understanding of the pre-civil war system and an analysis of how circumstances resulting from the civil war combined with essential pre-war elements to define politics in Lebanon. Systematically exploring Lebanon’s history, society and politi…
Contested Sites in Jerusalem: The Jerusalem Old City Initiative
War Is Coming: Between Past and Future Violence in Lebanon
Sami Hermez, a young scholar of Lebanese American descent and currently teaching anthropology at Northwestern University in Qatar, has produced an important work. War Is Coming provides a rather unique ethnographic study of the Lebanese, which should be mandatory reading for anyone interested in understanding the complex state of societies suffering from protracted conflict. The period the book covers, approximately the years 2006–2009, falls bet…
Historical Dictionary of Lebanon
Historical Dictionary of Lebanon, Second Edition covers the long history of Lebanon, from before the Ottoman era through the Ottoman Era, the French Mandate, Independence, the long civil war and the recent protests for democratic reform and the aftermath of the explosion in the port area. It features lengthy entries on major historical/political events as well as the major people, sectarian groups and political parties. It contains a chronology, …
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