Research Catalog

Title

The Lebanese war : its origins and political dimensions / by Harald Vocke. ; [translated from the German by A.K.H. Weinrich and Ilse Fisher].

Author

Vocke, Harald.

Publication

London : C. Hurst, 1978.

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Details

Description

x, 81, [4] leaves of plates : illustrations; 23 cm

Subjects

• Lebanon
• 1975-1990
• Lebanese Civil War > (Lebanon : > 1975-1990)
• History
• Libanon > Bürgerkrieg (1975-1991)
• Lebanon > History > Civil War, 1975-1990
• Wars
• Libanesischer Bürgerkrieg > 1978-1991

Genre/Form

History.

Note

• Expanded English ed. of the German publication: Was geschah im Lebanon?
• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 76-77.

Contents

Preface -- I. The country -- II. Religious communities in Lebanon -- III. Lebanon in colonial times -- IV. The national agreement as a basis for democratic coexistence -- V. Population figures and political representation -- VI. Successes and crises of Lebanese democracy -- VII. Voting blocs and political parties -- VIII. The Palestinian refugees and the Arab States -- IX. The Palestinian Arabs and Lebanon -- X. From the outbreak of the civil war to the beginning of Sarkis' Presidency -- XI. Syrian peace troops in Beirut -- XII. The politics of balance versus terror -- XIII. A new massacre of Christians and the gradual crumbling of the armistice -- XIV. The Lebanese War: reality and propaganda -- Postscript -- Appendixes: I. The military forces engaged in the Lebanese War (November 1976) -- II. Bibliographical note -- Index -- Plates

ISBN

• 0903983923
• 9780903983921

LCCN

78319880

OCLC

• ocm04809412
• 4809412
• SCSB-14470201

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library