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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101108415792

ISBN-139781108415798

eBay Product ID (ePID)234256494

Product Key Features

Number of Pages292 Pages

Publication NameState Expansion and Conflict : in and between Israel/Palestine and Lebanon

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGlobalization, Sociology / General, History & Theory, General

Publication Year2017

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science

AuthorOren Barak

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight20.8 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2017-034795

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsAdvance praise: 'Oren Barak undertakes a remarkable comparison of two states established to reflect and represent tight-knit communities - Jews in Israel and Maronite Christians in Lebanon. In each case, something went terribly wrong on the way to becoming nation-states. State expansion by Israel in 1967 and by Lebanon in 1920 ended up crippling the state, undermining security, and leading to divided societies. State Expansion and Conflict is a tour de force, demonstrating the dark dangers of state ambition and enlargement.' Joel Migdal, University of Washington

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal956.9405

Table Of ContentList 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.

SynopsisThis 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., Lebanon and Israel/Palestine are two political entities that expanded in 1920 and 1967 respectively, and became divided societies characterized by periods of stability and conflict. This book provides the first detailed comparison between the two states and also explores the effects of their expansion on their changing relations. It looks first at how both expanded states attempted to cope with their predicaments, focusing on the relationship between state, community and security, before moving on to analyze the de-stabilizing effects of expansion on Israeli-Lebanese relations. The book draws on previously unpublished official documents, memoirs, media resources and films produced in Lebanon and Israel/Palestine, in addition to existing works on the two states and the Middle East. 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.

LC Classification NumberDS102.95