Lebanon : the Politics of Frustration--The Failed Coup of 1961.

Lebanon : the Politics of Frustration--The Failed Coup of 1961.

Lebanon examines the ideological, political and social underpinnings of the attempted coup against General Chihab's government in Lebanon in 1961. The author analyzes the role of the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party, the history of the army in Lebanon and it role in Lebanese politics and the...

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Main Author: Beshara, Adel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:History and society in the Islamic world.
Subjects:
Ḥizb al-Sūrī al-Qawmī al-Ijtimāʻī.
Ḥizb al-Sūrī al-Qawmī al-Ijtimāʻī
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Summary:Lebanon examines the ideological, political and social underpinnings of the attempted coup against General Chihab's government in Lebanon in 1961. The author analyzes the role of the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party, the history of the army in Lebanon and it role in Lebanese politics and the impact of the coup on Lebanese political life. This book provides an extraordinary insight into the mechanisms of military coups in the Arab world and will be of interest to students and researchers of the history and politics of the Middle East.
Physical Description:1 online resource (241 pages)
ISBN:9781136006067
1136006060
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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