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UNINA9910779832203321 |
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Autore |
Khalaf Samir |
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Titolo |
Civil and uncivil violence in Lebanon [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the internationalization of communal contact / / Samir Khalaf |
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New York, : Columbia University Press, 2002 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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The history and society of the modern Middle East |
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Violence - Lebanon - History - 20th century |
Lebanon History 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-351) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- 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 Civil Strife of 1958: Revolt and Counter Revolt -- 6 Lebanon's Golden/Gilded Age: 1943-1975 -- 7 From Playground to Battleground: Preludes to Civil Strife -- 8 Scares and Scars of War -- 9 From Shakib Efendi to Ta'if -- 10 Prospects For Civility -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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In this long-awaited 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. Lebanon's fragmented political culture is a byproduct of two general features. First, it reflects the traditional forces and political conflicts caused by striking differences in religious beliefs and communal and sectarian loyalties that continue to split the society and reinforce its factional character. Second, and superimposed on these, are new forms |
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of socioeconomic and cultural stress caused by Lebanon's role in the continuing international conflicts in the region. Khalaf concludes that Lebanon is now at a crossroads in its process of political and social transformation, and proposes some strategies to re-create a vibrant civil and political culture that can accommodate profound transformations in the internal, domestic sphere as well as mediate developments taking place internationally. Throughout, Khalaf demonstrates how the internal and external currents must be considered simultaneously in order to understand the complex and tragic history of the country. This deeply considered and subtle analysis of the interplay of complex historical forces helps us to imagine a viable future not only for Lebanon but also for the Middle East as a whole. |
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UNINA9910812876203321 |
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Africa / / edited by Maria Grosz-Ngaté, John H. Hanson, and Patrick O'Meara |
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Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 2014 |
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Edizione |
[Fourth edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (373 p.) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"All chapters are freshly conceptualized and written for this fourth edition, many with an expanded scope or integration of topics from previously separate chapters. Previous editions had bibliographic essays, and in this edition we add a new chapter on the availability of electronic information on the internet in addition to published materials."--Preface. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Africa : a geographic frame / James Delehanty -- Legacies of the past : themes in African history / John Akare Aden and John H. Hanson -- Social relations : family, kinship, and community / Maria Grosz-Ngaté -- Making a living : African livelihoods / Gracia Clark and Katherine |
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Wiley -- Religions in Africa / John H. Hanson -- Urban spaces, lives, and projects in Africa / Karen Tranberg Hansen -- Health, illness, and healing in African societies / Tracy J. Luedke -- Visual art in Africa / Patrick McNaughton and Diane Pelrine -- African music flows / Daniel B. Reed and Ruth M. Stone -- Literature in Africa / Eileen Julien -- African film / Akin Adesokan -- African politics and the future of democracy / Amos Sawyer, Lauren M. MacLean and Carolyn E. Holmes -- Development in Africa : tempered hope / Raymond Muhula and Stephen N. Ndegwa -- Human rights in Africa / Takyiwaa Manuh -- Print and electronic resources / Marion Frank-Wilson. |
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Since the publication of the first edition in 1977, Africa has established itself as a leading resource for teaching, business, and scholarship. This fourth edition has been completely revised and focuses on the dynamism and diversity of contemporary Africa. The volume emphasizes contemporary culture-civil and social issues, art, religion, and the political scene-and provides an overview of significant themes that bear on Africa's place in the world. Historically grounded, Africa provides a comprehensive view of the ways that African women and men have constructed their lives and engaged in |
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