Lords Of The Lebanese Marches

Author : Michael Gilsenan
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0520205901

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Lords of the Lebanese Marches by Michael Gilsenan Pdf

Michael Gilsenan looks at the relations between different forms of power, violence, and hierarchy in Akkar, the northernmost province of Lebanon, during the 1970s. Often regarded as backward and feudal, in reality this area was controlled primarily by groups with important roles in government and business in Beirut. The most "feudal" landowners had often done most to introduce capitalist methods to their estates, and "backwardness" was a condition produced by this form of political and social control. Gilsenan uses material from his stay in Akkar and a variety of historical sources to analyze the practices that guaranteed the rule of the large landowners. He traces shifts in power, and he examines the importance of narratives and rhetoric in constituting social honor, collective biography, and shared memory/forgetting. His lively account shows how changes in hierarchy were expressed in ironic commentary regarding idealized masculinity and violence, how subversive laughter and humor counterpointed the heroic ethic of challenge and revenge, and how peasant narratives both countered and reproduced the values of hierarchy.

Author : Ward Vloeberghs
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004307056

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Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon by Ward Vloeberghs Pdf

In Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon, Ward Vloeberghs explores Rafiq Hariri’s patronage and posthumous legacy to demonstrate how built fabric becomes a tool to convey political messages in contemporary Lebanon.

Author : Andrew Arsan
Publisher : Hurst & Company
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849047005

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Lebanon by Andrew Arsan Pdf

A reflective examination of everyday life in Lebanon in times of precarity and political torpor.

Author : Mehmet Ali Neyzi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780755649754

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The Imperial School for Tribes by Mehmet Ali Neyzi Pdf

Founded in the waning years of the Ottoman Empire, the Imperial School for Tribes (Asiret Mektebi) was an initiative by Sultan Abdulhamid II to bring the sons of prominent Arab tribal leaders to Istanbul for a world-class education and transform them into loyal Ottoman future military and governmental leaders. Utilizing a plethora of new documents recently made available in the Ottoman archives as well as Ottoman newspaper collections in Istanbul and Beirut, this is the first book to shed light on the School for Tribes. It provides a detailed analysis of the origins and families of the over 500 graduates of the school, as well as the recruitment and placement processes developed by the administration. The further careers and allegiances of the graduates are examined, allowing us to better understand relations between Turks and Arabs both during the last years of the Empire as well as in the following decades. The book shows that many graduates who became prominent leaders in their newly formed countries, including Abdulmuhsin al-Sadoun (Prime Minister of Iraq), Omar Mansour and Orhan Kologlu (Prime Ministers of Cyrenaica-Libya), and Ramadan al-Shallash (Lebanon) availed of their Ottoman training and preserved their imperial loyalties even as rifts that occurred between the Republic of Turkey and the Arab states widened.

Author : Kais M. Firro
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2002-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857713629

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Inventing Lebanon by Kais M. Firro Pdf

This study examines the history behind an idea: a new polity of "Greater Lebanon". It shows how, under the powerful influence of the French Mandate, various groups of the local elite attempted to create what amounted to a new Lebanese nationalism, carving the state into Maronite Christian, Sunni and Shiite power bases. The results only accentuated the divisions already inherent in this multi-ethnic and multi-faith society, and were to pave the way for the instability and wars that have plagued the country ever since.

Author : Farid El Khazen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780755618163

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The Breakdown of the State in Lebanon, 1967–1976 by Farid El Khazen Pdf

Why did the Lebanese state, the most open and democratic political system in the Middle East, break down between 1967 and 1976? In this major contribution to the debate, Fazel el-Khazen rejects the standard explanations of the Lebanese Civil War and argues instead that the causes were due to the official state ideology, which recognized diversity, dissent and a highly pluralistic population, and then specific external factors: pressures from the Arab-Israeli Conflict, inter-Arab rivalries, and the Palestine Liberation Organization's close connection to Lebanese politics. Using an historical analysis, el-Khazen sheds light on the political situation of the country in the lead up to the conflict and the major role Lebanon's neighbours had in the events. The detailed and comprehensive account uses interviews with the key protagonists in the civil war and analysis of unpublished sources to reveal how and why the breakdown took place.

Author : Nancy W. Jabbra
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004459618

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Women and Gender in a Lebanese Village by Nancy W. Jabbra Pdf

In Women and Gender in a Lebanese Village: Generations of Change, Nancy W. Jabbra presents a detailed analysis of change in gender roles in a Christian community in rural Lebanon.

Author : Tom Najem
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134479122

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Lebanon by Tom Najem Pdf

Annotation In a time of great political change and unrest in the Middle East, this highly topical text offers a succinct account of the contemporary political environment in Lebanon. Tom Najem provides both a developed understanding of the pre-civil war system and an analysis of how circumstances resulting from the civil war combined with essential pre-war elements to define politics in Lebanon. Systematically exploring Lebanons history, society and politics, the author stresses the importance of the crucial role of external actors in the Lebanese system. The analysis encompasses:the formation of the stateweaknesses and dynamics of the Lebanese statethe civil warpost-war government and changethe Lebanese economyforeign policy. Written in a clear and accessible manner, this book fills a conspicuous gap in the existing academic literature on Lebanon. It will be of interest not only to students of international politics and Middle East studies, but also to anyone travelling in or wanting to learn more about the region.

Author : Barbara Henning
Publisher : University of Bamberg Press
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Kurds
ISBN : 9783863095512

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Narratives of the History of the Ottoman-Kurdish Bedirhani Family in Imperial and Post-Imperial Contexts by Barbara Henning Pdf

Author : Lucia Volk
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780253004925

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Memorials and Martyrs in Modern Lebanon by Lucia Volk Pdf

Lebanese history is often associated with sectarianism and hostility between religious communities, but by examining public memorials and historical accounts Lucia Volk finds evidence for a sustained politics of Muslim and Christian co-existence. Lebanese Muslim and Christian civilians were jointly commemorated as martyrs for the nation after various episodes of violence in Lebanese history. Sites of memory sponsored by Maronite, Sunni, Shiite, and Druze elites have shared the goal of creating cross-community solidarity by honoring the joint sacrifice of civilians of different religious communities. This compelling and lucid study enhances our understanding of culture and politics in the Middle East and the politics of memory in situations of ongoing conflict.

Author : Michelle Obeid
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004394346

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Border Lives: An Ethnography of a Lebanese Town in Changing Times by Michelle Obeid Pdf

Border Lives offers an in-depth account of how people in Arsal, a northeastern town on the border of Lebanon with Syria, experienced postwar sociality, and how they grappled with living in the margins of the Lebanese state in the period following the 1975-1990 war.

Author : Are John Knudsen,Tine Gade
Publisher : Springer
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319551678

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Civil-Military Relations in Lebanon by Are John Knudsen,Tine Gade Pdf

This volume examines Lebanon’s post-2011 security dilemmas and the tenuous civil-military relations. The Syrian civil war has strained the Lebanese Armed Forces’ (LAF) cohesion and threatens its neutrality – its most valued assets in a divided society. The spill-over from the Syrian civil war and Hezbollah’s military engagement has magnified the security challenges facing the Army, making it a target. Massive foreign grants have sought to strengthen its military capability, stabilize the country and contain the Syria crisis. However, as this volume demonstrates, the real weakness of the LAF is not its lack of sophisticated armoury, but the fragile civil–military relations that compromise its fighting power, cripple its neutrality and expose it to accusations of partisanship and political bias. This testifies to both the importance of and the challenges facing multi-confessional armies in deeply divided countries.

Author : Tom Najem,Roy C. Amore
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538120446

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Historical Dictionary of Lebanon by Tom Najem,Roy C. Amore Pdf

Historical Dictionary of Lebanon, Second Edition covers the long history of Lebanon, from before the Ottoman era through the Ottoman Era, the French Mandate, Independence, the long civil war and the recent protests for democratic reform and the aftermath of the explosion in the port area. It features lengthy entries on major historical/political events as well as the major people, sectarian groups and political parties. It contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 800 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Lebanon.

Author : David Hale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780755652242

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American Diplomacy Toward Lebanon by David Hale Pdf

Lebanon's significance to the Middle East and the global arena is greater than its small size suggests - bordering Israel and Syria, it holds a geo-strategic role as the playing field for their competition as well as for their allies, America and Iran. This book examines how American diplomacy has responded to the intersection of local, regional, and international factors in Lebanon. David Hale examines several key episodes in US diplomatic history with Lebanon, starting with the country's independence in 1943, up until the present moment. Crucial events such as the Lebanese Civil War, the Cedar Revolution, and more recently the spillover from the Syrian Civil War, are examined within the context of the respective US government administrations of the time and their foreign policy strategies. Hale asks whether policy-makers had realistic and compelling goals, the right strategy, sufficient means, and capable diplomats in its diplomatic approaches towards Lebanon through the years. Crucially, this study focuses on how, during these critical periods, American diplomacy toward Lebanon had consequences beyond the country itself, and on the narrative lines and lessons for the broader conduct of American foreign policy.

Author : Dorothee Klaus
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9783112401880

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Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon - Where to belong? by Dorothee Klaus Pdf

The series Islamkundliche Untersuchungen was founded in 1969 by the Klaus Schwarz Verlag. Since then, it has become one of the most important venues for publications in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. Its more than 350 volumes cover a wide range of topics from the history, culture and societies of the Middle East and North Africa as well as neighboring regions in central, south and southeast Asia.