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HASSAN N. DIAB, Beirut: Reviving Lebanon's Past(Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, 1999). Pp. 144. $55.00 cloth, $19.95 paper.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2003

MALEK ABISAAB
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Abstract

The fifteen-year civil war in Lebanon and its destructive social effects have called for soul-searching by many Lebanese. Hassan Diab explores the regional and international economic developments that caused political instability and led to episodes of civil strife and social upheaval in Lebanon from the late Ottoman period until recent times. Further, Diab promises to assess the revival of Beirut's past through the governmental project of Rafiq Hariri known as Horizon 2000, and the ramifications of reconstructing downtown Beirut in the aftermath of the civil war. Diab raises a number of legitimate concerns about the validity and necessity of these projects and the extent to which they can prevent the eruption of a civil war in the future.

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Book Review
Information
International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 33 , Issue 1 , February 2001 , pp. 143 - 145
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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