num_pages: 69
description: Long before the European colonists landed in the New World, Lebanon, as a geo-political entity, had established a uniquely open pluralistic society in a corner of the Mediterranean World. Left to themselves, the Lebanese had created a tranquil spot in the turbulent seas of Near Eastern diplomacy. Lebanon was, at least until the decade of the seventies, a living tribute to the best of civilizations past and present. But, by the mid-1970s, Lebanon's tranquility began to diminish, as external forces began to impinge upon existing fringe groups in the nation and, at the same time, to directly pressure the factional, sectarian, structure of the state. And, finally, external conspiracies struck at the heart of the Lebanese system of government, to cripple and weaken its lifeline to the Free World.Today, the glittering ambience of Lebanon's past has been replaced by militiamen stalking the rubble strewn streets of West Beirut exacting vengeance upon one another, and assaulting the Free World's peacekeeping forces. This study, then, is a brief analysis of the war in Lebanon which has ravaged that majestic land for almost a decade. Its perspective is simple and clear, that is, to let the Lebanese war speak for itself.
language: English
title: Lebanon: A State of Seige
titlecomplete: Lebanon: A State of Seige (l975-l984)
publisher: Lirio Corp