The Tragedy of Lebanon: Christian Warlords, Israeli Adventurers and American Bunglers by Jonathan Randal

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The Tragedy of Lebanon: Christian Warlords, Israeli Adventurers and American Bunglers by Jonathan Randal

Jonathan Randal has reported from Beirut since the 1975-76 civil war, and in this newly updated edition he analyzes recent events which have, if anything, made the plight of that unhappy country more insoluble than ever. Foreign troops - Syrian, Israeli, Iranian - still occupy much of the country; the intractable General Aoun (the extraordinary circumstances of whose rise to power are described in detail) broods among the ruins of the presidential palace and the fate of the Western hostages sporadically draws the attention of the world's press. Meanwhile the calamitous exodus of the Lebonese population continues unabated. Combining the immediacy of front line reporting with the historian's wider perspective, this is an account of a turbulent and unfamiliar world.
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ISBN 13 9780701209094
ISBN 10 0701209097
Title The Tragedy of Lebanon: Christian Warlords, Israeli Adventurers and American Bunglers
Author Jonathan Randal
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage
Year published 1990-09-27
Number of pages 381
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