Syria and Lebanon - International Relations and Diplomacy in the Middle East

Informationen zum Autor Taku Osoegawa is Research Associate at the Japan Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Beirut), which is part of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews. Klappentext The so-called Cedar Revolution in Lebanon! triggered by the assassination of the former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in February 2005! brought to an end three decades of Syrian military presence in the country. This book challenges the commonly-held claim that Lebanon and its leaders were simple puppets of the Syrian regime. Vorwort The so-called Cedar Revolution in Lebanon, triggered by the assassination of the former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in February 2005, brought to an end three decades of Syrian military presence in the country. This book challenges the commonly-held claim that Lebanon and its leaders were simple puppets of the Syrian regime. Zusammenfassung The so-called Cedar Revolution in Lebanon, triggered by the assassination of the former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in February 2005, brought to an end three decades of Syrian military presence in the country. This book challenges the commonly-held claim that Lebanon and its leaders were simple puppets of the Syrian regime. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: The Analytical Framework 2. Disruption of the Lebanese State and Syrian Intervention (1970–1988) 3. Lebanon from ‘Anarchy’ to ‘Indirect Rule’ under Syria (1988–2005) 4. Lebanon after the End of Syrian Hegemony (since 2005) 5. Conclusion

Summary

The so-called Cedar Revolution in Lebanon, triggered by the assassination of the former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in February 2005, brought to an end three decades of Syrian military presence in the country. This book challenges the commonly-held claim that Lebanon and its leaders were simple puppets of the Syrian regime.

Product details

• Authors: Taku Osoegawa, Osoegawa Taku, Osoegawa Taku
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2015
• EAN: 9781784532338
• ISBN: 978-1-78453-233-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories; Mittlerer Osten, Vorderasien : Geschichte, Mittlerer Osten, Vorderasien : Politik, Zeitgeschichte, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Lebanon, military history, Syria, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, International Relations, HISTORY / Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, Terrorism, armed struggle, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Violence in society, Violence and abuse in society, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Political Assassinations, Social groups: religious groups and communities