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Lebanon's Second Republic [electronic resource].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ellis, Kail C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Forward-looking statements.
- Lebanon--Politics and government--1990- -- Congresses.
- Lebanon.
- Political situation.
- Lebanon--Politics and government--1990---Congresses.
- Local Subjects:
- Forward-looking statements.
- Lebanon--Politics and government--1990- -- Congresses.
- Lebanon.
- Political situation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (247 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : UPF, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- ''A fascinating collection of articles that go far to explain the social, political, and economic trials and tribulations of Lebanon today.''--James A. Bill, College of William and Mary The wide range of seemingly intractable political, social, and economic situations affecting Lebanon's struggle to define itself and its future role in the Middle East are examined in this collection.
- Contents:
- Tables of Contents; List of Tables vii; Preface ix; Lebanon's Challenge: Reclaiming Memory and Independence 1; Overview: Lebanon as an Experiment in Multicultural Interdependence 14; Part I. Lebanon and the Middle East Peace Process; 1. The Regional Struggle for Lebanon 25; 2. Israeli-Lebanese Relations: A Future Imperfect? 52; 3. The Dilemma of the Palestinians in Lebanon 78; 4. U.S. Policy toward Lebanon 91; Part II. Religion, Culture, and Gender; 5. Muslim-Christian Relations in Lebanon: A Christian Perspective 117; 6. Religion and Politics: The Case of Lebanon 133
- 7. Lebanon as a Regional Educational and Cultural Center 1408. Women in Postwar Lebanon 146; Part III. Problems of Urbanization, Ecology, and the Economy; 9. The Emerging Urban Landscape of Lebanon 159; 10. The Ecological Crisis in Lebanon 175; 11. The Lebanese Economy in the Twenty-first Century 188; Epilogue 206; Appendix 223; Contributors 225; Index 227
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8130-3111-7
- OCLC:
- 476046195
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