| Civil War in Lebanon, 1975-92 1998 Edition Contributor(s): O'Ballance, E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312215932 ISBN-13: 9780312215934 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: With a nominal Christian majority, Lebanon has suffered not only periods of civil war and internal infighting, but also invasions by Palestinians, Syrians, and Israelis. This book tells the story of a 16-year-long civil war (1975-1992) noted for massacres, treachery, atrocities, kidnapping, assassination, changing alliances of convenience, and invasions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 956.920 |
| LCCN: 98017681 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.74" W x 8.81" (0.93 lbs) 234 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1970's - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The sixteen-year long civil war in Lebanon was caused by dissatisfaction over the distribution of political power. The system favoured Christians who fought to eject Palestinian armed forces, which sought to use the country as a spring board for attacks into adjacent Israel. Western intervention was repelled by suicide-bombing attacks. Lebanese Christians and Muslims sub-divided to fight each other. Dominated by competing war lords, this civil war was notable for massacres, treachery, atrocities, kidnapping, assassination, changing alliances of convenience, and invasions. |