Syrian intervention in Lebanon : the 1975-76 civil war / Naomi Joy Weinberger.

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Weinberger, Naomi Joy

Material type: Text

TextSeries: OUP E-BooksPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1986.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 367 pages) : mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

1423738438
9781423738435
1601296010
9781601296016
9780195040104
0195040104
9786610439454
6610439451

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Syrian intervention in Lebanon.DDC classification:

956.92/044 22

LOC classification:

DS87.5 .W45 1986eb

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Contents:

List of Maps; I. INTERVENTION IN CIVIL WARS; 1. Miscalculations by Interveners; II. THE SYRIAN STAKE IN LEBANON; 2. Historical Bonds; 3. Syria's Military Elite; 4. Lebanese Confessionalism; 5. Palestinian Transnational Linkages; III. INTERVENTION AND ESCALATION; 6. Mediatory Phase; 7. Indirect Intervention; 8. Direct Military Intervention; IV. REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CONSTRAINTS; 9. Inter-Arab Rivalries; 10. Prospect of Israeli Counterintervention; 11. Superpowers on the Sidelines; V. IMPLICATIONS; 12. The Balance Sheet; Sources Consulted; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N.

Summary: Conflict and intervention in the Middle East are not uncommon occurrences. Yet when civil strife erupted in Lebanon in 1975, the events that followed were unusual indeed. Unlike most patterns of intervention, Syria displayed remarkable tactical flexibility by first intervening on behalf of the rebels, its traditional allies, then shifting its allegiance mid-war to the Lebanese incumbents. Also, whereas most intervention scenarios end with a process of decommitment, Syria eventually occupied parts of Lebanon to become an enduring military entity there. Delving into primary Syrian and Lebanese s.

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Conflict and intervention in the Middle East are not uncommon occurrences. Yet when civil strife erupted in Lebanon in 1975, the events that followed were unusual indeed. Unlike most patterns of intervention, Syria displayed remarkable tactical flexibility by first intervening on behalf of the rebels, its traditional allies, then shifting its allegiance mid-war to the Lebanese incumbents. Also, whereas most intervention scenarios end with a process of decommitment, Syria eventually occupied parts of Lebanon to become an enduring military entity there. Delving into primary Syrian and Lebanese s.

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