Coexistence in Wartime Lebanon: Decline of a State and Rise of a Nation

di Theodor Hanf (Autore)

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2014

For fifteen years, Lebanon's disparate confessional groups waged a bloody and protracted civil war. Still today, power-sharing between Sunni, Shi'i, Christian and Druze groups is a precarious balance, greatly affected by and in turn affecting events across the Middle East. But even during times of conflict, Lebanon's communities have managed a modicum of coexistence: agreeing on the importance of maintaining the Lebanese state and sharing the fear of being the player left standing in a macabre game of musical chairs. Tracing the origins of the civil war, Theodor Hanf shows that it was primarily a surrogate war over Palestine which escalated into a conflict between the diverse Lebanese communities. Hanf's central theme is the problem of conflict and conflict regulation between these groups, a theme which continues to have resonance over two decades since the end of the civil war. This highly influential book - now available in a paperback edition - delves into vital issues, such as how conflicts were peacefully regulated before the war, and how the country came to be a battlefield for proxy wars and analyses the prospects for permanent coexistence.

• Autore: Theodor Hanf
• Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Anno: 2014
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 736 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 138 mm
• Peso: 682 gr.
• EAN: 9781848857155

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