Conflict on Mount Lebanon : The Druze, the Maronites and Collective Memory EPUB
by Makram Rabah
Part of the Alternative Histories series
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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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- Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
- Publication Date:18/08/2020
- ISBN:9781474474207
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- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
- Publication Date:18/08/2020
- ISBN:9781474474207
