Memory and Conflict in Lebanon: Remembering and Forgetting the Past

by Craig Larkin

Book Overview

This book examines the legacy of Lebanon's civil war and how the population, and the youth in particular, are dealing with their national past. Drawing on extensive qualitative research and social observation, the author explores the efforts of those who wish to remember, so as not to repeat past mistakes, and those who wish to forget.

In considering how the Lebanese youth are negotiating this collective memory, Larkin addresses issues of:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415587794
• ISBN13: 9780415587792
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"