Lebanon : The Politics of a Penetrated Society

ISBN-13: 9780415274289 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 176 str.

Tom Pierre Najem

Opis

This account of contemporary Lebanese society provides a developed understanding of the pre-civil war system. It also provides an analysis of how circumstances resulting from the civil war define the contemporary political processes in Lebanon.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. The Formation of the Modern Lebanese State 2. The Civil War: 1975-1990 3. The Post-War Political System 4. Post-War Reconstruction and the Economy 5. Post-War Foreign Policy: Syrian Penetration and Lebanese Interests. Conclusion

O autorze

Tom Najem is Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Political Science, University of Windsor, Canada. He teaches in the areas of International Relations and Comparative Politics (Developing World), with a regional specialization in the Middle East.