Adel Beshara studied Economics at La Trobe University and Political Science at the University of Melbourne. He received his Ph.D in History in 2002 from the University of Melbourne where he is also a teacher and a Fellow of the Department of History. His previous publications include Syrian Nationalism: An Inquiry in to the Political Thought of Antun Sa'adeh (1995), and several articles in leading journals on the Middle East.

• Introduction  1. The Coup d'Etat in Theory and Practice  2. A Legacy of Frustration: SSNP-Lebanese State Relations, 1932-1958  3. Escalating Frustration: SSNP-Lebanese State Relations under Chehab  4. Military Frustration: The Lebanese Military under Chehab  5. Political Frustration: The Lebanese Polity under Chehab  6. The 1961 Coup Attempt Against Chehab: A Reconstruction  7. The Effects of the Coup Attempt on Lebanon  8. The Effects of the Coup Attempt on the SSNP and the Military Conspirators  Conclusion

'Beshara provides a thorough, well-documented account of a curious punctuation in Lebanon's modern history.' - Middle East Quarterly

Adel Beshara studied Economics at La Trobe University and Political Science at the University of Melbourne. He received his Ph.D in History in 2002 from the University of Melbourne where he is also a teacher and a Fellow of the Department of History. His previous publications include Syrian Nationalism: An Inquiry in to the Political Thought of Antun Sa'adeh (1995), and several articles in leading journals on the Middle East.

• Introduction  1. The Coup d'Etat in Theory and Practice  2. A Legacy of Frustration: SSNP-Lebanese State Relations, 1932-1958  3. Escalating Frustration: SSNP-Lebanese State Relations under Chehab  4. Military Frustration: The Lebanese Military under Chehab  5. Political Frustration: The Lebanese Polity under Chehab  6. The 1961 Coup Attempt Against Chehab: A Reconstruction  7. The Effects of the Coup Attempt on Lebanon  8. The Effects of the Coup Attempt on the SSNP and the Military Conspirators  Conclusion

'Beshara provides a thorough, well-documented account of a curious punctuation in Lebanon's modern history.' - Middle East Quarterly

Adel Beshara studied Economics at La Trobe University and Political Science at the University of Melbourne. He received his Ph.D in History in 2002 from the University of Melbourne where he is also a teacher and a Fellow of the Department of History. His previous publications include Syrian Nationalism: An Inquiry in to the Political Thought of Antun Sa'adeh (1995), and several articles in leading journals on the Middle East.

• Introduction  1. The Coup d'Etat in Theory and Practice  2. A Legacy of Frustration: SSNP-Lebanese State Relations, 1932-1958  3. Escalating Frustration: SSNP-Lebanese State Relations under Chehab  4. Military Frustration: The Lebanese Military under Chehab  5. Political Frustration: The Lebanese Polity under Chehab  6. The 1961 Coup Attempt Against Chehab: A Reconstruction  7. The Effects of the Coup Attempt on Lebanon  8. The Effects of the Coup Attempt on the SSNP and the Military Conspirators  Conclusion

'Beshara provides a thorough, well-documented account of a curious punctuation in Lebanon's modern history.' - Middle East Quarterly