Khalaf Civil and Uncivil Violence in Lebanon

A History of the Internationalization of Communal Conflict
1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-231-50536-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, EPUB

Reihe: History and Society of the Modern Middle East

Khalaf analyzes the history of civil strife and political violence in his native Lebanon and reveals what he views as the inherent contradictions that have plagued that country, particularly its vulnerability to inter-Arab and superpower rivalries. He asks: How can 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?

Autoren/Hrsg.

Khalaf, Samir

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. On Proxy Wars and Surrogate Victims
2. The Radicalization of Communal Loyalties
3. The Drift Into Incivility
4. Peasants, Commoners, and Clerics: Resistance and Rebellion, 1820-1860
5. Revolt and Counter-Revolt: Civil Strife of 1958
6. Lebanon's Golden/Gilded Age: 1943-1975
7. From Playground to Battleground: Preludes to Civil Strife
8. The Scares and Scars of War
9. From Shakib Effendi to Ta'if
10. Prospects for Civility

Über Autor(innen)

Samir Khalaf is professor of sociology and chair of the Center for Behavioral Research at the American University of Beirut. He is the author of many books, including Lebanon's Predicament, published by Columbia.