Killing Mr Lebanon
The assassination of Rafik Hariri and its impact on the Middle East
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19905457 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas Blanford (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Killing Mr Lebanon (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | I.B. Tauris (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5040/9780755609642 |
| OpenAlex | W4253520688 |
| ISBN | 9780755609642 |
| Open Library | OL47315370M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
On Valentine’s Day 2005, former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri, nicknamed ‘Mr Lebanon’ for his local power and patronage, was killed by a massive explosion as he drove along the Beirut seafront. Ten weeks later, Syrian troops had withdrawn from Lebanon after an occupation of nearly thirty years. In this compelling book, Nicholas Blanford looks at how the murder of a businessman provoked such a seismic shift in Middle Eastern politics. He examines Hariri’s past, inextricably linked with that of Lebanon, and uncovers a murky world of shifting alliances between businesses, security services, politicians and diplomats. Based on exclusive interviews with the key players in the Syrian, Lebanese and international arenas, Blanford traces the last weeks of Hariri’s life, and reveals who and what stood to gain from his death. Gaining access to material never before made public, Blanford shows how right up until the morning of his assassination, Hariri was
Ancient history · Art · Drama · Literature · Middle East · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · 1990 · Assassination · biography · Lebanon · politics and government · Prime ministers · Rafīq Bahāʾ Ḥarīrī (1944-) · Rafīq Bahīʻ Ḥarīrī (1944-2005)
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| Citations per year | 0.83 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2022 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |