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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewEminently readable, with an insider feel for detail and complexity. International Affairs Civil and Uncivil Violence in Lebanon makes a major contribution to the study of democratic theory. -- Bill S. Mikhail Middle East Policy A book which offers a sustained and original reflection upon the character and dynamics of internal conflict in Lebanon. Oxfam Developemental Resources Review Khalaf succeeds in crafting a narrative that is engaging, scholarly--and, perhaps most refreshing--hopeful -- Akram Fouad Khater International Journal of Middle East Studies A fascinating history of conflict in Lebanon since the early nineteenth century. -- Marius Deeb Middel East Quarterly
Table of Contents1. On Proxy Wars and Surrogate Victims 2. The Radicalization of Communal Loyalties 3. The Drift Into Incivility 4. Peasants, Commoners, and Clerics: Resistance and Rebellion, 1820-1860 5. Revolt and Counter-Revolt: Civil Strife of 1958 6. Lebanon's Golden/Gilded Age: 1943-1975 7. From Playground to Battleground: Preludes to Civil Strife 8. The Scares and Scars of War 9. From Shakib Effendi to Ta'if 10. Prospects for Civility
