Civil and Uncivil Violence in Lebanon
Subtitle: A History of the Internationalization of Communal Conflict (History and Society of the Modern Middle East)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: September 15, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780231124775
Subjects: Armed conflict; Asian / Middle Eastern history; Warfare & Defence; History; History - General History; History: World; International Relations - General; Middle East - General; History / Middle East; 20th century; Lebanon; Violence
Description: "In this work, Samir Khalaf analyzes the history of civil strife and political violence in Lebanon and reveals the inherent contradictions that have plagued that country and made it so vulnerable to both inter-Arab and superpower rivalries. How did a fairly peaceful and resourceful society, with an impressive history of viable pluralism, coexistence, and republicanism, become the site of so much barbarism and incivility?

Khalaf argues that historically internal grievances have been magnified or deflected to become the source of international conflict. From the beginning, he shows, foreign interventions have consistently exacerbated internal problems."--BOOK JACKET.