Lebanon: The Rise and Fall of a Secular State under Siege

Farha, Mark Mark Farha,

ISBN 10: 1108471455 / ISBN 13: 9781108471459

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lebanon: The Rise and Fall of a Secular State under Siege
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108471455
• ISBN 13: 9781108471459
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Why has secularism faced such challenges in the Middle East and in Lebanon in particular? In light of dominating headlines about the spread of sectarianism and the so-called death of Arab secularism, Mark Farha addresses the need for a thorough examination of the history of secular thought and practice in the region. By offering a comprehensive, systematic account of the underlying ideological, socio-economic, and political factors involved, Farha provides a new understanding of the historical roots of secularism as well as the potential causes for the continued resistance a fully deconfessionalized state faces both in Lebanon and in the region at large. Drawing on a vast corpus of primary and secondary sources to examine the varying political parties and ideologies involved, this book provides a fresh approach to the study of religion and politics in the Arab world and beyond.

About the Author

Mark Farha was Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies from 2015 to 2018 and Assistant Professor of Government at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Qatar from 2008 to 2015. He has written numerous scholarly articles on the modern history and politics of secularism and sectarianism in Lebanon and the Middle East, and is the contributing editor of Overcoming Sectarian Faultlines after the Arab Uprisings (2016). He serves as a member of the Century Foundation's project on minorities, citizenship and inclusion in the Middle East.