Mirror of the Arab World: Lebanon in Conflict - Softcover
"A vivid picture of the crushing difficulties faced by every Arab government."--Kirkus Reviews
The security of the West is threatened by escalating turmoil rising out of the Arab states is Lebanon, a small, tortured country poised uneasily between East and West. Improbably, this most unique of Arab states has much to teach about the Arab world. Like many Arab little sense of common identity and no strong central government.The tumultuous history of Lebanon illuminates not only the challenges that Arabs pose to themselves but also the fear and hostility that arise in response to perceived threats from the West. Awareness and understanding circumstances and pressures are the first steps toward resolution, cooperation, and solidity on all sides.
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Sandra Mackey is a veteran journalist who has written many books on the Middle East, including The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein, The Saudis, and The Iranians. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Reporter Mackey focuses on Lebanon, “the most transparent of all Arab states,” to offer insight into the complexities of and challenges posed by the Middle East. She examines the cultural, religious, economic, and historical factors that contribute to the current politics within the Middle East—specifically Lebanon—and with Western nations, understanding that the Middle East has been complicated by artificial boundaries set by Westerners after World War I and interest in protecting the state of Israel. Those boundaries have not altered the strong influence of loyalty to ethnicity, tribe, religion, or family. Mackey maintains that Lebanon offers a microcosm of every major issue that has plagued the broader Middle East, including Palestinian statehood, Sunni-Shia sectarianism, and militant Islam. Despite its large Christian population and comparative cosmopolitanism, Lebanon took center stage in Western concerns about the Middle East until the U.S. invasion of Iraq. But Mackey maintains that Lebanon still holds the greatest promise to understanding the Middle East. She offers a clearly written, well-researched analysis of Lebanon and broader Middle Eastern issues. --Vanessa Bush
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- PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
- Publication date2009
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