Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Introduction -- 1 State Expansion and Its Effects -- 2 From Nation-States to Divided Societies: Lebanon and Israel/Palestine -- 3 Lebanon: Weak and Legitimate -- 4 Israel/Palestine: Strong and Illegitimate -- 5 Lebanon and Israel/Palestine Compared -- 6 The Deterioration of Israeliâ#x80;#x93;Lebanese Relations -- 7 Two Conflicts Intertwined -- Conclusion -- Bibliography
Summary
A detailed comparison of Lebanon and Israel/Palestine, two expanded states which have experienced conflict and stability domestically and in their mutual relations
