Syrian intervention in Lebanon : the 1975-76 civil war / Naomi Joy Weinberger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weinberger, Naomi Joy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lebanon--History--Civil War, 1975-1990.

Lebanon.

Syria--Foreign relations--Lebanon.

Syria.

Lebanon--Foreign relations--Syria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Conflict and intervention in the Middle East are not uncommon occurrences. Yet when civil strife erupted in Lebanon in 1975, the events that followed were unusual indeed. Unlike most patterns of intervention, Syria displayed remarkable tactical flexibility by first intervening on behalf of the rebels, its traditional allies, then shifting its allegiance mid-war to the Lebanese incumbents. Also, whereas most intervention scenarios end with a process of decommitment, Syria eventually occupied parts of Lebanon to become an enduring military entity there. Delving into primary Syrian and Lebanese s

Contents:

CONTENTS; List of Maps; I. INTERVENTION IN CIVIL WARS; 1. Miscalculations by Interveners; II. THE SYRIAN STAKE IN LEBANON; 2. Historical Bonds; 3. Syria's Military Elite; 4. Lebanese Confessionalism; 5. Palestinian Transnational Linkages; III. INTERVENTION AND ESCALATION; 6. Mediatory Phase; 7. Indirect Intervention; 8. Direct Military Intervention; IV. REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CONSTRAINTS; 9. Inter-Arab Rivalries; 10. Prospect of Israeli Counterintervention; 11. Superpowers on the Sidelines; V. IMPLICATIONS; 12. The Balance Sheet; Sources Consulted; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N

OP; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-43945-9

9786610439454

1-4237-3843-8

0-19-536493-7

1-60129-601-0

OCLC:

191931470