War and Memory in Lebanon

Klappentext From 1975 to 1990, Lebanon endured one of the most protracted and bloody civil wars of the twentieth century. Sune Haugbolle's book chronicles the battle over ideas that emerged from the wreckage of that war. While the Lebanese state encouraged forgetfulness and political parties created sectarian interpretations of the war through cults of dead leaders, intellectuals and activists - inspired by the example of truth and reconciliation movements in different parts of the world - advanced the idea that confronting and remembering the war was necessary for political and cultural renewal. Through an analysis of different cultural productions - media, art, literature, film, posters, and architecture - the author shows how the recollection and reconstruction of political and sectarian violence that took place during the war have helped in Lebanon's healing process. He also shows how a willingness to confront the past influenced the popular uprising in Lebanon after the assassination of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. Zusammenfassung From 1975 to 1990! Lebanon endured one of the most protracted and bloody civil wars of the twentieth century. Sune Haugbolle's often poignant book chronicles the battle over ideas that emerged from the wreckage of that war. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue: a hiatus of history; 1. Remembering a war of selves and others; 2. Culture, politics, civil war; 3. Discourses on amnesia and reconstruction: memory in the 1990s; 4. Nostalgias; 5. Inside violence; 6. Sectarian memory cultures; 7. Truth telling in the Independence Intifada; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Sune Haugbolle, Sune (University of Copenhagen) Haugbolle, Haugbolle Sune
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.07.2012
• EAN: 9781107405547
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40554-7
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies; Cambridge Middle East Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; The arts: general issues, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Military / General, ART / General, Lebanon, military history, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Middle Eastern history, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, The arts: general topics