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Item Details
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BEWARE OF SMALL STATES
LEBANON, BATTLEGROUND OF THE MIDDLE EAST |
| By: |
David Hirst |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£20.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
057123741X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780571237418 |
| Publisher: |
FABER & FABER |
| Pub. date: |
17 January, 2008 |
| Pages: |
448 |
| Description: |
Throughout its short existence, Lebanon has been attacked, invaded, occupied or interfered with to serve the political interests of foreign powers, resulting a series of devastating wars and crises. This title gives a comprehensive history of the country and its conflicts, culminating with the war in Gaza and its fallout in Lebanon. |
| Synopsis: |
'Beware of Small States' wrote Mikhail Bukanin in 1870. He could have meant Lebanon: a sectarian state no bigger than Wales that has become battleground for one of the defining conflicts of twentieth-century history. Throughout its short existence, it has been attacked, invaded, occupied or interfered with to serve the political interests of foreign powers, resulting a series of devastating wars and crises. To understand Lebanon's history is to understand the history of the entire region - and, with the rise of Hizbullah, it has come to assume a disproportionate, dangerous power of its own. Iran and Israel now face each other in the hills of south Lebanon. David Hirst, author of "The Gun and the Olive Branch", is a hugely respected commentator on the Arab-Israeli crisis. In a masterly narrative, he gives a much-needed, comprehensive history of the country and its conflicts, culminating with the recent war in Gaza and its fallout in Lebanon. Powerful and often moving, "Beware of Small States" is a magisterial book, essential reading for understanding Lebanon or the current political climate of the Middle East. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Faber & Faber |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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