Memory And Conflict In Lebanon

Author : Craig Larkin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136490613

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Memory and Conflict in Lebanon by Craig Larkin Pdf

This book examines the legacy of Lebanon’s civil war and how the population, and the youth in particular, are dealing with their national past. Drawing on extensive qualitative research and social observation, the author explores the efforts of those who wish to remember, so as not to repeat past mistakes, and those who wish to forget. In considering how the Lebanese youth are negotiating this collective memory, Larkin addresses issues of: Lebanese post-war amnesia and the gradual emergence of new memory discourses and public debates Lebanese nationalism and historical memory visual memory and mnemonic landscapes oral memory and post-war narratives war memory as an agent of ethnic conflict and a tool for reconciliation and peace-building. trans-generational trauma or postmemory. Shedding new light on trauma and the persistence of ethnic and religious hostility, this book offers a unique insight into Lebanon’s recurring communal tensions and a fresh perspective on the issue of war memory. As such, this is an essential addition to the existing literature on Lebanon and will be relevant for scholars of sociology, Middle East studies, anthropology, politics and history.

Author : Makram Rabah
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474474191

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Conflict on Mount Lebanon by Makram Rabah Pdf

The Druze and the Maronites, arguably the two founding communities of modern Lebanon, have the reputation of being primordial enemies. Makram Rabah attempts to gauge the impact of collective memory on determining the course and the nature of the conflict between these communities in Mount Lebanon. He takes as his focus 'the War of the Mountain' in 1982, reconstructing the events of this war through the framework of collective remembrance and oral history.He challenges the idea that these group identities were constructed by their respective centres of power within the Maronite and Druze community, providing an alternative to the prevailing meta-narrative. Telling the stories of the many people who took part in these events, or who simply suffered as a consequence, helps to expose the intrinsic motives which led to this conflict and makes a valuable contribution to the field of Lebanese historical scholarship.

Author : Sune Haugbolle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521199025

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War and Memory in Lebanon by Sune Haugbolle Pdf

Sune Haugbolle's often poignant book chronicles the battle over ideas that emerged from the wreckage of the Lebanese civil war.

Author : Norman Saadi Nikro,Sonja Hegasy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319666228

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The Social Life of Memory by Norman Saadi Nikro,Sonja Hegasy Pdf

This edited volume addresses memory practices among youth, families, cultural workers, activists, and engaged citizens in Lebanon and Morocco. In making a claim for ‘the social life of memory,’ the introduction discusses a particular research field of memory studies, elaborating an approach to memory in terms of social production and engagement. The Arab Spring is evoked to draw attention to new rifts within and between history and remembrance in the regions of North Africa and the Middle East. As authoritarian forms of governance are challenged, official panoramic narratives are confronted with a multiplicity of memories of violent pasts. The eight chapters trace personal and public inventories of violence, trauma, and testimony, addressing memory in cinema, in newspapers and periodicals, as an experience of public environments, through transnational and diasporic mediums, and amongst younger generations.

Author : Sami Hermez
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780812293685

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War Is Coming by Sami Hermez Pdf

From 1975 to 1990, Lebanon experienced a long war involving various national and international actors. The peace agreement that followed and officially propelled the country into a "postwar" era did not address many of the root causes of war, nor did it hold main actors accountable. Instead, a politics of "no victor, no vanquished" was promoted, in which the political elite agreed simply to consign the war to the past. However, since then, Lebanon has found itself still entangled in various forms of political violence, from car bombings and assassinations to additional outbreaks of armed combat. In War Is Coming, Sami Hermez argues that the country's political leaders have enabled the continuation of violence and examines how people live between these periods of conflict. What do everyday conversations, practices, and experiences look like during these moments? How do people attempt to find a measure of certainty or stability in such times? Hermez's ethnographic study of everyday life in Lebanon between the volatile years of 2006 and 2009 tackles these questions and reveals how people engage in practices of recollecting past war while anticipating future turmoil. Hermez demonstrates just how social interactions and political relationships with the state unfold and critically engages our understanding of memory and violence, seeing in people's recollections living and spontaneous memories that refuse to forget the past. With an attention to the details of everyday life, War Is Coming shows how even a conversation over lunch, or among friends, may turn into a discussion about both past and future unrest. Shedding light on the impact of protracted conflict on people's everyday experiences and the way people anticipate political violence, Hermez highlights an urgency for alternative paths to sustaining political and social life in Lebanon.

Author : Felix Lang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137555175

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The Lebanese Post-Civil War Novel by Felix Lang Pdf

After the Lebanese Civil War, many Lebanese novelists committed themselves to building a "memory for the future." What resulted was a vital contribution to the legacy of contemporary Arabic literature. Through interviews, literary analysis, and the lens of trauma studies, Lang sheds light on what it means to remember through post-war literature.

Author : Sune Haugbølle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Collective memory
ISBN : 0511679068

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War and Memory in Lebanon by Sune Haugbølle Pdf

From 1975 to 1990, Lebanon endured one of the most protracted and bloody civil wars of the twentieth century. Sune Haugbolle's book chronicles the battle over ideas that emerged from the wreckage of that war. While the Lebanese state encouraged forgetfulness and political parties created sectarian interpretations of the war through cults of dead leaders, intellectuals and activists - inspired by the example of truth and reconciliation movements in different parts of the world - advanced the idea that confronting and remembering the war was necessary for political and cultural renewal. Through an analysis of different cultural productions - media, art, literature, film, posters, and architecture - the author shows how the recollection and reconstruction of political and sectarian violence that took place during the war have helped in Lebanon's healing process. He also shows how a willingness to confront the past influenced the popular uprising in Lebanon after the assassination of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.

Author : Ussama Makdisi,Paul A. Silverstein
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0253217989

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Memory and Violence in the Middle East and North Africa by Ussama Makdisi,Paul A. Silverstein Pdf

Explores the relation between histories of violence and their contemporary commemoration.

Author : John Nagle,Mary-Alice Clancy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000486742

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Power-Sharing after Civil War by John Nagle,Mary-Alice Clancy Pdf

This book provides a wide-ranging exploration of the legacy of Lebanon’s peace agreement in the 30 years since it was signed. The chapters in this edited volume have been written by leading scholars and provide in-depth analyses of key issues in postwar Lebanon, including the performance of power-sharing, human rights, communal memory and sectarianism, conflict and peace, militias, political parties and elections. A core strength of the book is the multidisciplinary approach to understanding postwar Lebanon, ranging from political science, international relations, sociology, conflict and peace studies, history and memory studies. The multidisciplinary character of the book allows for a rich and detailed evaluation of the ongoing legacy and consequences of Lebanon’s postwar settlement. The book will be of interest to scholars, students and people interested in contemporary Lebanese politics and society. It will also be attractive for a wider international audience interested in the consequences of postwar power-sharing systems and peace processes. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics.

Author : Craig Larkin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1425001943

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Memory and Conflict by Craig Larkin Pdf

Author : Lucia Volk
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,6 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 : Norman Saadi Nikro
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781527525580

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Milieus of ReMemory by Norman Saadi Nikro Pdf

Milieus of ReMemory concentrates on how people in Lebanon situate and work on memories of violence and trauma, as well as exchanges of voice. Developing a critical phenomenology of social material practices, a relational notion of community and subjectivity outlines thematic discussions of intergenerational memory, gender, temporality, and transactions between personal and public memory. While emphasizing conduits and channels by which material and imaginary resources circulate as differential circuits of power and authority, the book focuses on how memory activism and memory projects constitute emergent milieus of social exchange and ethical responsibility to self and circumstance, to both publics and political cultures.

Author : Sune Haugbolle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Lebanon
ISBN : OCLC:76910988

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The Politics of Remembering in Post-war Lebanon by Sune Haugbolle Pdf

Author : Dani Nassif
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 303149170X

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Trauma, Memory, and the Lebanese Post-War Novel by Dani Nassif Pdf

This book takes the case of the civil war disappeared in Lebanon to draw on fiction’s potential to inform peacebuilding processes by allowing the exploration of invisible histories in postwar Beirut. In its close reading of three Lebanese novels by Rabee Jaber, the book follows a multidisciplinary approach that puts trauma theory in dialogue with the Lebanese context and Arabic language, producing new concepts, models, and questions related to trauma, loss, and history, while also reflecting on the role fiction, as a cultural production, can play.

Author : Zeina Abirached
Publisher : Graphic Universe ™
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467772822

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I Remember Beirut by Zeina Abirached Pdf

Zeina Abirached, author of the award-winning graphic novel A Game for Swallows, returns with a powerful collection of wartime memories. Abirached was born in Lebanon in 1981. She grew up in Beirut as fighting between Christians and Muslims divided the city streets. Follow her past cars riddled with bullet holes, into taxi cabs that travel where buses refuse to go, and on outings to collect shrapnel from the sidewalk. With striking black-and-white artwork, Abirached recalls the details of ordinary life inside a war zone.