State Expansion and Conflict - In and Between Israel/palestine and Lebanon

A detailed comparison of Lebanon and Israel/Palestine, two expanded states which have experienced conflict and stability domestically and in their mutual relations.

List of contents

List of figures; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chronology; 1. Introduction; 2. State expansion and its effects; 3. From nation-states to divided societies: Lebanon and Israel/Palestine; 4. Lebanon: weak and legitimate; 5. Israel/Palestine: strong and illegitimate; 6. Lebanon and Israel/Palestine compared; 7. The deterioration of Israeli-Lebanese relations; 8. Two conflicts intertwined; 9. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Oren Barak is the Maurice B. Hexter Chair in International Relations-Middle East Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of The Lebanese Army: A National Institution in a Divided Society (2009) and co-author of Israel's Security Networks: A Theoretical and Comparative Perspective (with Gabriel Sheffer, Cambridge, 2013).

Summary

This book offers the first detailed comparison between Israel/Palestine and Lebanon, two expanded states that experienced conflict and stability domestically and in their mutual relations. Bridging the gap between comparative politics and international relations, it will interest students of Lebanon and Israel/Palestine, the Middle East, and conflict and peace.

Product details

• Authors: Oren Barak, Oren (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Barak, Barak Oren
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.09.2017
• EAN: 9781108415798
• ISBN: 978-1-108-41579-8
• No. of pages: 292
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Israel, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Lebanon, International Relations, Comparative Politics, Palestine