Breaking the Cycle

by Choueiri, Youssef M.

• ISBN13: 9781905299539
• ISBN10: 1905299532
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Stacey Intl

Summary

Sandwiched between Syria and Israel, Lebanon is perhaps fated to be engulfed in the frequent bouts of violence that plague the wider Middle East region. In summer 2006, Beirut found itself once more under siege as Israeli missiles rained upon the capital. More often than not, however, the fighting has been internal - Lebanon has suffered frequent civil wars throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Table of Contents

The Historical Context	p. 1
Movements of the Past and Deadlocks of the Present	p. 3
Explaining Civil Wars in Lebanon	p. 21
Is Lebanese Confessionalism to Blame?	p. 47
Memories of War and Forgiveness	p. 67
Breaking the Vicious Circle! Contributions of the 25-35 Lebanese Age Croup	p. 69
Breaking the Cycle of Violence in Lebanon	p. 89
Memory as Representation and Memory as Idiom	p. 121
The Politics of Reform: An Agenda for the Future	p. 135
Managing Political Change in Lebanon: Challenges and Prospects	p. 137
Education - A Means for the Cohesion of the Lebanese Confessional Society	p. 167
From Beirut Spring to Regional Winter?	p. 197
The Philosophy of Lebanese Power-Sharing	p. 237
Intifada 2005: A look Backwards and A Look Forward	p. 255
Democratic System Reform in Lebanon: An Electoral Approach	p. 285
Ta'if's Dysfunctions and the Need for Constitutional Reform	p. 307
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