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A House of Many Mansions The History of Lebanon Reconsidered

Paperback • 1990 • English

A House of Many Mansions The History of Lebanon Reconsidered

By Kamal Salibi

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About the book

Today Lebanon is one of the world's most divided countries. But paradoxically the faction-ridden Lebanese, both Christians and Muslims, have never shown a keener consciousness of common identity. How can this be? In the light of modern scholarship, a famous Lebanese writer and scholar examines the historical myths on which his country's warring communities have based their conflicting visions of the Lebanese nation. He shows that Lebanon cannot afford this divisiveness, that in order to develop ...Show more

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ISBN

9780520071964

Publisher

University of California Press

Published year

1990

Language

English

Original title

A House of Many Mansions The History of Lebanon Reconsidered

Format

Paperback

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