Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1860649122
ISBN-13
9781860649127
Edition
New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
I.B. Tauris
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 13th, 2017
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
328 grams
Dimensions
21.80 x 15.30 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Middle Eastern historyNationalism
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Lebanon is one of the world's most divided countries, yet the Lebanese have never shown a keener consciousness of common identity. Kamal S. Salibi examines the historical myths on which his country's warring communities have based their conflicting visions of the Lebanese nation.
The Lebanese have always lacked a common vision of their past. From the beginning Muslims and Christians have disagreed fundamentally over their country''s historical legitimacy: Christians on the whole have affirmed it, Muslims have tended to emphasize Lebanon''s place in a broader Arab history. Both groups have used nationalist ideas in a destructive game, which at a deeper level involves archaic loyalties and tribal rivalries. But Lebanon cannot afford these conflicting visions if it is to develop and maintain a sense of political community. In the course of his lively exposition, Salibi offers a major reinterpretation of Lebanese history and provides insights into the dynamic of Lebanon''s recent conflict. He also gives an account of how the images of communities which underlie modern nationalism are created.
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