Part I: With the New Lebanon: Political Evolution -- In the Beirut Vilayet: A Description of Jabal 'Amil -- Jabal 'Amil and the Arab Awakening -- Turmoil and New Order: Jabal 'Amil in 1920 -- Part II: In the New Lebanon: Socio-Cultural Transformation -- Jabal 'Amil Redefined -- Out of the Margin -- Venues for Integration -- History and Culture
Summary
Tamara Chalabi highlights the development of a "politics of demand" and the increased political activism of this community in a time of great change. In doing so, she explores how Arab nationalism was transformed from an ideology of the opposition - a means for the empowerment of marginal communities whether they be Arab Muslim, Christian or rural - into a tool for the assertion of political domination. The book demonstrates the legacy/lessons from this one case study are applicable throughout the Middle East today
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-219) and index
