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PublisherC. Hurst AND Company (Publishers) The Limited

ISBN-101787383652

ISBN-139781787383654

eBay Product ID (ePID)17038609571

Product Key Features

Book TitleLebanon : a Country in Fragments

Number of Pages520 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicRegional Studies, World / Middle Eastern, Middle East / Arabian Peninsula

Publication Year2020

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, History

AuthorAndrew Arsan

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.7 in

Item Weight24.7 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Reviews"Arsan's book is an acute portrayal of Lebanon's unsentimental resilience and exhausting challenges ... It is both deeply immersive and narrated with impressive critical detachment."-- Times Literary Supplement "This brilliant book immerses us in Lebanon's present. . . . caustic, biting and often funny. . . . if you do not understand Lebanese politics this book is the ultimate key to grasping the complicated history of this small nation." -- Arab News "Arsan skilfully reviews and analyses major themes ... Lebanon: A Country in Fragments is well-written and deftly explained ... strongly recommended." -- Choice "Lebanon seeks to understand, and explain, Lebanon on its own terms. Only by doing that can the story of this complicated country be fairly told ... [this book] can serve as a manual for those in Lebanon wishing to understand their country better in order to change it." -- Al-Jumhuriya "This lively and well-written book provides an excellent narrative of Lebanon's post-independence history and an engaging and thoughtful account of the social and political problems that beleaguer it even today."--Laleh Khalili, Professor of Middle East Politics, SOAS "Combining thorough historiography with half-detached ethnographic observation, this brilliant book is the account of a modern Virgil, guiding the reader through Lebanon's Hell and Purgatory while pointing at the country s manifold sinful indulgence."--Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies and International Relations, SOAS "A comprehensive political and social history of post-2005 Lebanon. Arsan provides context, nuance, history and ethnography, all of which are key to understanding this dizzying period. This book is a must-read a gift to scholars and activists alike."-- Maya Mikdashi, Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers University "A beautifully written and empathetic account of politics, security and the realm of the ordinary in Lebanon's recent tumultuous years. This is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand this small, crisis-ridden nation." --Sarah El-Richani, Assistant Professor of Mass Communications, The American University in Cairo and author of The Lebanese Media, "Arsan's book is an acute portrayal of Lebanon's unsentimental resilience and exhausting challenges ... It is both deeply immersive and narrated with impressive critical detachment."-- Times Literary Supplement "This brilliant book immerses us in Lebanon's present. . . . caustic, biting and often funny. . . . if you do not understand Lebanese politics this book is the ultimate key to grasping the complicated history of this small nation." -- Arab News "Arsan skilfully reviews and analyses major themes ... Lebanon: A Country in Fragments is well-written and deftly explained ... strongly recommended." -- Choice "Lebanon seeks to understand, and explain, Lebanon on its own terms. Only by doing that can the story of this complicated country be fairly told ... [this book] can serve as a manual for those in Lebanon wishing to understand their country better in order to change it." -- Al-Jumhuriya "This lively and well-written book provides an excellent narrative of Lebanon's post-independence history and an engaging and thoughtful account of the social and political problems that beleaguer it even today."--Laleh Khalili, Professor of Middle East Politics, SOAS "Combining thorough historiography with half-detached ethnographic observation, this brilliant book is the account of a modern Virgil, guiding the reader through Lebanon's Hell and Purgatory while pointing at the country s manifold sinful indulgence."--Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies and International Relations, SOAS"A comprehensive political and social history of post-2005 Lebanon. Arsan provides context, nuance, history and ethnography, all of which are key to understanding this dizzying period. This book is a must-read a gift to scholars and activists alike."-- Maya Mikdashi, Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers University"A beautifully written and empathetic account of politics, security and the realm of the ordinary in Lebanon's recent tumultuous years. This is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand this small, crisis-ridden nation." --Sarah El-Richani, Assistant Professor of Mass Communications, The American University in Cairo and author of The Lebanese Media, "Arsan's book is an acute portrayal of Lebanon's unsentimental resilience and exhausting challenges ... It is both deeply immersive and narrated with impressive critical detachment."-- Times Literary Supplement"This brilliant book immerses us in Lebanon's present. . . . caustic, biting and often funny. . . . if you do not understand Lebanese politics this book is the ultimate key to grasping the complicated history of this small nation." -- Arab News"Arsan skilfully reviews and analyses major themes ... Lebanon: A Country in Fragments is well-written and deftly explained ... strongly recommended." -- Choice"Lebanon seeks to understand, and explain, Lebanon on its own terms. Only by doing that can the story of this complicated country be fairly told ... [this book] can serve as a manual for those in Lebanon wishing to understand their country better in order to change it." -- Al-Jumhuriya"This lively and well-written book provides an excellent narrative of Lebanon's post-independence history and an engaging and thoughtful account of the social and political problems that beleaguer it even today."--Laleh Khalili, Professor of Middle East Politics, SOAS"Combining thorough historiography with half-detached ethnographic observation, this brilliant book is the account of a modern Virgil, guiding the reader through Lebanon's Hell and Purgatory while pointing at the country s manifold sinful indulgence."--Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies and International Relations, SOAS"A comprehensive political and social history of post-2005 Lebanon. Arsan provides context, nuance, history and ethnography, all of which are key to understanding this dizzying period. This book is a must-read a gift to scholars and activists alike."-- Maya Mikdashi, Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers University"A beautifully written and empathetic account of politics, security and the realm of the ordinary in Lebanon's recent tumultuous years. This is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand this small, crisis-ridden nation." --Sarah El-Richani, Assistant Professor of Mass Communications, The American University in Cairo and author of The Lebanese Media"A fresh look at the small country that is home to so many opposing truths." -- Israel21C, "Arsan's book is an acute portrayal of Lebanon's unsentimental resilience and exhausting challenges ... It is both deeply immersive and narrated with impressive critical detachment."-- Times Literary Supplement "This brilliant book immerses us in Lebanon's present. . . . caustic, biting and often funny. . . . if you do not understand Lebanese politics this book is the ultimate key to grasping the complicated history of this small nation." -- Arab News "Arsan skilfully reviews and analyses major themes ... Lebanon: A Country in Fragments is well-written and deftly explained ... strongly recommended." -- Choice "Lebanon seeks to understand, and explain, Lebanon on its own terms. Only by doing that can the story of this complicated country be fairly told ... [this book] can serve as a manual for those in Lebanon wishing to understand their country better in order to change it." -- Al-Jumhuriya "This lively and well-written book provides an excellent narrative of Lebanon's post-independence history and an engaging and thoughtful account of the social and political problems that beleaguer it even today."--Laleh Khalili, Professor of Middle East Politics, SOAS "Combining thorough historiography with half-detached ethnographic observation, this brilliant book is the account of a modern Virgil, guiding the reader through Lebanon's Hell and Purgatory while pointing at the country s manifold sinful indulgence."--Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies and International Relations, SOAS"A comprehensive political and social history of post-2005 Lebanon. Arsan provides context, nuance, history and ethnography, all of which are key to understanding this dizzying period. This book is a must-read a gift to scholars and activists alike."-- Maya Mikdashi, Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers University"A beautifully written and empathetic account of politics, security and the realm of the ordinary in Lebanon's recent tumultuous years. This is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand this small, crisis-ridden nation." --Sarah El-Richani, Assistant Professor of Mass Communications, The American University in Cairo and author of The Lebanese Media "A fresh look at the small country that is home to so many opposing truths." -- Israel21C

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal956.92045

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements Introduction: Lebanon and the twenty-first century Part I -- the time of politics 1. Intifadat al-istiqlal, or the independence uprising -- the moment that passed 2. Al-hawadith, or the events -- Lebanon's tumultuous years 3. Al-faragh, or the vacuum -- Lebanon between two presidents 4. Al-za'ama -- on political leadership and partisanship in Lebanon Part II -- the time of the everyday 5. Al-mishwar, or the walk -- on space and capital in contemporary Lebanon 6. Al-akharin, or the others -- on Lebanon's refugees and migrant workers 7. Al-sahra, or the night out -- on leisure and pleasure in contemporary Lebanon 8. Tal'it rihatkum, or 'you stink' -- on waste and the Lebanese body politic Epilogue Notes Bibliography

SynopsisLebanon seems a country in the grip of permanent crisis. In recent years it has suffered blow after blow, from Rafiq Hariri's assassination in 2005, to the 2006 July War, to the current Syrian conflict, which has brought a million refugees streaming into the country. This is an account not just of Lebanon's high politics, with its endless rows, walk-outs, machinations and foreign alliances, but also of the politics of everyday life: all the stresses and strains the country's inhabitants face, from electricity black-outs and uncollected rubbish to stagnating wages and property bubbles. Andrew Arsan moves between parliament and the public squares where protesters gather, between luxury high-rises and refugee camps, and between expensive nightclubs and seafront promenades, providing a comprehensive view of Lebanon in the twenty-first century. Where others have treated Lebanon's woes as exceptional, a by-product of its sectarianism and particular vulnerability to regional crises, Arsan argues that there is nothing particular about Lebanon's predicament. Rather, it is a country of the age-one of neoliberal economics, populist fervour, forced displacement, rising xenophobia, and public disillusion. Lebanon, in short, offers us a lens through which to look on our times., Lebanon seems a country in the grip of permanent crisis. In recent years it has suffered blow after blow, from Rafiq Hariri's assassination in 2005, to the 2006 July War, to the current Syrian conflict, which has brought a million refugees streaming into the country. This is an account not just of Lebanon's high politics, with its endless rows, walk-outs, machinations and foreign alliances, but also of the politics of everyday life: all the stresses and strains the country's inhabitants face, from electricity black-outs and uncollected rubbish to stagnating wages and property bubbles. Andrew Arsan moves between parliament and the public squares where protesters gather, between luxury high-rises and refugee camps, and between expensive nightclubs and seafront promenades, providing a comprehensive view of Lebanon in the twenty-first century. Where others have treated Lebanon's woes as exceptional, a by-product of its sectarianism and particular vulnerability to regional crises, Arsan argues that there is nothing particular about Lebanon's predicament. Rather, it is a country of the age--one of neoliberal economics, populist fervor, forced displacement, rising xenophobia, and public disillusion. Lebanon, in short, offers us a lens through which to look on our times., Lebanon seems a country in the grip of permanent crisis. In recent years it has suffered blow after blow, from Rafiq Hariri's assassination in 2005, to the 2006 July War, to the current Syrian conflict, which has brought a million refugees streaming into the country. This is an account not just of Lebanon's high politics, with its endless rows, walk-outs, machinations and foreign alliances, but also of the politics of everyday life: all the stresses and strains the country's inhabitants face, from electricity black-outs and uncollected rubbish to stagnating wages and property bubbles. Andrew Arsan moves between parliament and the public squares where protesters gather, between luxury high-rises and refugee camps, and between expensive nightclubs and seafront promenades, providing a comprehensive view of Lebanon in the twenty-first century. Where others have treated Lebanon's woes as exceptional, a by-product of its sectarianism and particular vulnerability to regional crises, Arsan argues that there is nothing particular about Lebanon's predicament. Rather, it is a country of the age--one of neoliberal economics, populist fervour, forced displacement, rising xenophobia, and public disillusion. Lebanon, in short, offers us a lens through which to look on our times.

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