Michael E. Kerr Lebanon (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: LebanonCondition: NewEAN: 9781849042499ISBN: 9781849042499Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/20/2012Item Height: 214mmItem Length: 135mmItem Width: 26mmContributor: Are Knudsen (Edited by), Michael E. Kerr (Edited by)Language: EnglishSubtitle: After the Cedar RevolutionDescription: Lebanon is the prisoner of its geography and its history, a prize for invaders since ancient times, a small multi-denominational state still recovering from a bloody civil war in its search for political autonomy and stability. This book examines the country's recent past since 2005, when a mass movement agitated against Syrian dominance in the wake of the assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri. Also detailed are the role of Hezbollah and other political groups. The authors examine the changes that these events brought to Lebanon, be they lasting or ephemeral, and the challenges they represent for a state which, despite the resilience of its power-sharing system of government, remains hotly contested and unconsolidated. Sectarian tensions have escalated, predominantly between the Sunni and Shia communities, causing outbursts of street-based violence and paralysis in government. This two-bloc system has left Lebanon ungovernable, not simply due to deep-seated political differences, but because of the external linkages which ties the two blocs to their foreign patrons, namely the USA and Iran. As the Arab Spring develops, it also increases Hezbollah's significance to Iran as the embattled Assad regime struggles to quash the Syrian insurgency.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryEdition: New ed.Author: Michael E. KerrRelease Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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