Beware of Small States - Lebanon, Battleground of the Middle East

Informationen zum Autor David Hirst was for many years the Middle Eastern correspondent of The Guardian . His seminal book on the Arab-Israeli conflict! The Gun and the Olive Branch ! was published in 1977 and in a massively updated new edition in 2003. He has been banned from six Arab countries and kidnapped twice in the course of his distinguished career. Klappentext To understand Lebanon's history is to understand the history of the entire region - and! with the rise of Hizbullah! it has come to assume a disproportionate! dangerous power of its own. History of Lebanon from one of the greatest historians of the Middle East Zusammenfassung To understand Lebanon's history is to understand the history of the entire region - and! with the rise of Hizbullah! it has come to assume a disproportionate! dangerous power of its own.

Product details

• Authors: David Hirst
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.03.2010
• EAN: 9780571237418
• ISBN: 978-0-571-23741-8
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 240 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Libanon : Politik, Zeitgeschichte