A History of Modern Lebanon by Fawwaz Traboulsi
The first comprehensive history of Lebanon in the modern period that brings to life its politics, its people and its role in world affairs.
Skillfully weaving together social, political, cultural and economic history, this deeply informed and penetrating study provides a rich understanding of the vibrant, tragic, but ever hopeful Lebanese 'door to East and West', tracing the intricacies of this fascinating society to their historical roots and revealing the complex web that has emergedIt closes with the observation that 'a new period in the history of Lebanon had begun' in 1990, a period that has been marked by achievements and horrors, but with the promise for the better future that its people surely deserve. -- Noam Chomsky
Fawwaz Trabulsi puts Lebanon's long war into a context that makes it comprehensible and, perhaps, inevitable. Everyone who is curious about that beautiful and tormented country should read his history, one of the best yet. -- Charles Glass, author of The Northern Front and The Tribes Triumphant
This is a unique work. Traboulsi provides a compelling account of Lebanon's emergence as a state, a critical appraisal of its autonomy, a pathbreaking analysis of its social origins in the intimate and ever changing relationship of caste and class. Traboulsi offers an unsparing critical examination of Lebanon's recent political history. ... This work ... cannot be ignored. -- Irene Gendzier, Professor of History, Boston University
Fawwaz Trabulsi puts Lebanon's long war into a context that makes it comprehensible and, perhaps, inevitable. Everyone who is curious about that beautiful and tormented country should read his history, one of the best yet. -- Charles Glass, author of The Northern Front and The Tribes Triumphant
This is a unique work. Traboulsi provides a compelling account of Lebanon's emergence as a state, a critical appraisal of its autonomy, a pathbreaking analysis of its social origins in the intimate and ever changing relationship of caste and class. Traboulsi offers an unsparing critical examination of Lebanon's recent political history. ... This work ... cannot be ignored. -- Irene Gendzier, Professor of History, Boston University
Fawwaz Traboulsi is Associate Professor teaching history and politics at the Lebanese American University in Beirut. He is the editor in chief of the pan-Arab political-cultural quarterly Bidayat, published in Beirut and the author of A History of Modern Lebanon (Pluto, 2012).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780745324371 |
| ISBN 10 | 0745324371 |
| Title | A History of Modern Lebanon |
| Author | Fawwaz Traboulsi |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pluto Press |
| Year published | 2007-01-20 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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