Lebanon today is at a fateful crossroads in its eventful socio-cultural and political history. Imperiled by unsettling transformations, from postwar reconstruction and rehabilitation to the forces of
Samir Khalaf, a Beirut resident and an internationally acclaimed sociologist, is an ardent admirer of the Bourj's cosmopolitan history and argues passionately that its reinvention is at hand, and must
Lebanon is generally associated with protracted and displaced hostility, reawakened communal solidarities, and obsessive dependence on external patronage or foreign intervention. Khalaf (sociology, Am
In this long-awaited work, Samir Khalaf analyzes the history of civil strife and political violence in Lebanon and reveals the inherent contradictions that have plagued that country and made it so vul
Through focusing on the unintended by-products of New England Puritanism as a cultural transplant in the Levant, this book explores the socio-historical forces which account for the failure of early e
Arab Society and Culture provides wide-ranging essays and supplementary readings that examine recent social and cultural change in Arab societies.From investigations of consumerism and Islam on the In
In 2011 thousands of Arab youth took to the streets revealing the genesis of a new generation sparked by the desire for civil liberties and participatory democracy.Arab Youth explores the antecedents
Thirteen essays, mainly focused on Lebanon, discuss the many issues and controversies concerning sex in Arab society. Film, poetry, fiction, and sociological studies are among the sources for the essa
