Pax Syriana
Elite Politics in Postwar Lebanon
by Rola el-Husseini
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Pub Date Dec 01 2012 | Archive Date Dec 12 2012
Description
In a series of negotiations brokered by Saudi Arabia, under the auspices of the larger international community, the civil war came to an end with the signing of the Ta’if Agreement. This agreement ushered in an era of Syrian control and rule by a disparate group of power elites. El-Husseini provides an in-depth account of how the political elite left an indelible mark on the Lebanese state and society. Through extensive field work and firsthand interviews, el-Husseini offers an intimate portrait of postwar Lebanon and shows how the Syrian influence brought a degree of stability to this fragmented nation and yet simultaneously undermined the development of a full constitutional democracy as Lebanon began to acquire some of the authoritarian character of the Syrian regime.
Advance Praise
“Politics in Lebanon continues to be the domain of a relative handful of elites, some habitués from long powerful families, but others have emerged only since the infamous civil war ended in 1990. Each political chapter in Lebanon empowers a new increment of elites. As Rola el-Husseini reveals in Pax Syriana, many of those tasting privilege in today's Lebanon gained prominence during Syria's humorless suzerainty. The author, drawing on years of study and analysis, proves herself a steady and judicious guide to recent Lebanese politics. She has produced an invaluable and much needed account of recent Lebanese politics, one anyone with an interest in Lebanon will benefit from reading.”
—Augustus Richard Norton, author of Hezbollah: A Short History
"I served twice in Lebanon, as political counselor at the American Embassy from 1981 to 1984, and as an ambassador from 1990 to 1993. As a practitioner I would have given a great deal for a comprehensive, well researched, and balanced guide to Lebanon’s chaotic politics. Thanks to Rola el-Husseini, now we have it."
—Ryan Crocker, former United States Ambassador to Lebanon and Syria
“Rola el-Husseini's careful study of elite circulation in contemporary Lebanon adds depth to our understanding of the problems wrought by and the challenges to overcoming the country's sectarian formula of power-sharing.”
—Michaelle Browers, author of Democracy and Civil Society in Arab Political Thought: Transcultural Possibilities
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780815633044 |
| PRICE | $45.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 312 |
