Conflict on Mount Lebanon

The Druze, the Maronites and Collective Memory

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

Av Makram Rabah, the American University of Beirut) Rabah, Makram (Lecturer in the Department of History

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The Druze and the Maronites arguably the two founding communities of modern Lebanon have the reputation of being primordial enemies. Makram Rabah attempts to gauge the impact of collective memory on determining the course and the nature of the conflict between these communities in Mount Lebanon. He takes as his focus 'the War of the Mountain' in 1982, reconstructing the events of this war through the framework of collective remembrance and oral history.He challenges the idea that these group identities were constructed by their respective centres of power within the Maronite and Druze community, providing an alternative to the prevailing meta-narrative. Telling the stories of the many people who took part in these events, or who simply suffered as a consequence, helps to expose the intrinsic motives which led to this conflict and makes a valuable contribution to the field of Lebanese historical scholarship.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-05-30
Mått156 x 234 x 22 mm
Vikt526 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieAlternative Histories: Narratives from the Middle East and Mediterranean
Antal sidor344
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781474474184

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IntroductionStudying the Druze–Maronite Conflict through the Prism of Collective Memory and Oral HistoryThe Druze and the Maronites: The Perception of the OtherThe Communal Centres of Power and Elements of CollectivenessThe Road to ConflictThe Point of no ReturnThe War of Others vs. Druze Maronite Collective AnimosityHistory Meets the BattlefieldPost-Conflict Rehashing and Preserving of Collective MemoryConclusionAppendix: Table of InterviewsBibliography

This is an original and revealing look at the people and events surrounding the Lebanese Civil War and the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Rabah has collected a staggering amount of evidence to lay bare the connections between the Druze and Maronites, and has produced unrivaled character studies of the two leading figures, Bashir Gemeyal and Walid Junblat, their fathers, families, and followers. Readers will thank Rabah for conducting hundreds of interviews with individuals who experienced the period and its upheavals first hand.