LEADER 02042nam 22004573a 450 001 9910976785403321 005 20250123130453.0 010 $a9781849647281 010 $a1849647283 010 $a9781849647298 010 $a1849647291 010 $a9780745332758 010 $a0745332757 035 $a(CKB)37386439900041 035 $a(OCoLC)812174510 035 $a(ScCtBLL)8c29d8e3-9736-4b4b-b6d3-c405fd492b92 035 $a(EXLCZ)9937386439900041 100 $a20250123i20122018 uu 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 02$aA History of Modern Lebanon - Second Edition$fFawwaz Traboulsi 205 $a2 ed. 210 1$aLondon :$cPluto Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource 311 08$a9780745332741 311 08$a0745332749 330 $aThis is the second updated edition of the first comprehensive history of Lebanon in the modern period. Written by a leading Lebanese scholar, and based on previously inaccessible archives, it is a fascinating and beautifully-written account of one of the world's most fabled countries. Starting with the formation of Ottoman Lebanon in the 16th century, Traboulsi covers the growth of Beirut as a capital for trade and culture through the 19th century. The main part of the book concentrates on Lebanon's development in the 20th century and the conflicts that led up to the major wars in the 1970s and 1980s. This edition contains a new chapter and updates throughout the text. This is a rich history of Lebanon that brings to life its politics, its people and the crucial role that it has always played in world affairs. 606 $aHistory / Asia$2bisacsh 606 $aHistory 615 7$aHistory / Asia 615 0$aHistory. 700 $aTraboulsi$b Fawwaz$01786844 801 0$bScCtBLL 801 1$bScCtBLL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910976785403321 996 $aA History of Modern Lebanon - Second Edition$94319175 997 $aUNINA