(PDF) Ebook Lebanon: A Country in Fragments
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Review '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 'This lively and well-written book provides an excellent narrative of Lebanon's 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 '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 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 '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'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 Read more About the Author Andrew Arsan is University Lecturer in Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge. His first book, Interlopers of Empire: The Lebanese Diaspora in Colonial French West Africa was joint winner of the 2015 Royal Historical Society Gladstone Prize. Read more
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