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Summary: Original and Scholarly Work
Review: A good reference book -- but only if you really need the details, otherwise this is deffinitely a biased account of the war. The problem is not in what Mr. El Khazen says, but in what he leaves out. If this is your first book about the Lebanese war, then you are much better off with any of Kamal Salibi's books on Lebanon.
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Summary: The Best Book Written on the Subject
Review: For any serious researcher, don't look further, this is the book for you. It is a very good piece of work, obviously well researched and documented. And above all, it is the only objective piece of work I read on the history of Lebanon. El Khazen obviously knows what he is talking about, does not throw biased statements, does not omit incidents, and is supporting all of his arguments.
All in all, an excellent piece of work. I admire the author's knowledge, honesty and courage and highly recommend the book.
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Summary: Extraordinary, Accurate, Interesting, Amazing
Review: I am still a student in college and I am still struggling try to find my rightful ideology in politics. Professor el Khazen provides the reader with facts that are from official and very legitimate sources. Lebanon has been the desire of many nations in history; the Arab world in general and especially Syria. Syria today continues its occupation of Lebanon all while the whole world remains silent. Professor el Khazen provides historical data of the Arab intentions for Lebanon and provides a factual account of what happened during the 'civil war'. I highly recommend this book to anyone who would like to know the true history of Lebanon and a book with only facts and no opinions about the 'civil war'. Ultimately any logical unbiased person could realize this, Pan-Arabism is the biggest threat to Lebanon. Pan-Arabism in its phony context is nothing but an ideology that is trying to generalize and group Lebanon with the rest of the Arab east all while it continues to become a bigger failure everyday. This is a factual account and brings forth the unfortunate circumstances that plagued Lebanon even while a portion of its society is cowardly and blindly following a tyrannical foreign power that is using a 'brotherly' cover over it's true intentions; occupation, annexation, and making Lebanon part of its territory.
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Summary: Comprehensive and Insightful
Review: This is a far more insightful and comprehensive work than several books on Lebanon I have read in recent years. Although I take issue with some of the author's arguments, the book is a solid academic work not only on the war but also on Lebanese society and politics. It is also based on new data and research material. The book is highly recommended for specialists on Lebanese and Arab politics.
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Summary: The Best Book Written on the Subject
Review: This is a superb book in terms of addressing the events of the war. The style begins by being almost thesis-like, in which he addresses notions of state, and then becomes a more journalistic type account of events that triggered the war in Lebanon. For the reviewer who says that denying the domestic roots of the civil war, I highly doubt that they read the book- because the book does none of that! Highly instructive, hightly recommended.
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