The Modern History of Lebanon.

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xi 228 pp, 18 b/w plates, 2 maps, notes, biblio, index. Hrad Back binding in dust wrappers.Wrapper soiled and slightly torn, in very good condition from inside. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1965. Although Lebanon is one of the smallest of the Arab states its role in the political, economic, and intellectual history of the Middle East has been out of all proportion to its size. Dr. Salibi begins his history with a survey of the country and its people-Muslims, Christians and Druzes-followed by a brief sketch of early Lebanese history. his more detailed historical treatment begins with the reign of Bashir II (I788-I840) and continues down to the present day