Lebanon

1. Introduction
Barry Rubin

2. Reflections on Lebanon
William Harris

3. What Makes Lebanon a Distinctive Country?
Eli Fawaz

4. Lebanon’s Militia Wars
Tony Badran

5. Lebanon’s Roller Coaster Ride
William Harris

6. Demographic Dilemmas
Mark Farha

7. Lebanon’s Culture: Popular Music as a Case Study
Charles Paul Freund

8. Lebanese Economy between Violence and Political Stalemate
Nimrod Raphaeli

9. Islamist Groups in Lebanon
Gary C. Gambill

10. Hizballah in Lebanon: Between Tehran and Beirut, between the Struggle with Israel, and the Struggle for Lebanon
Eyal Zisser

11. The Lebanese Shi’a as a Political Community
Omri Nir

12. Israel and Lebanon: Problematic Proximity
Jonathan Spyer

13. America and the Lebanon Issue
David Schenker

Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, Middle Eastern Culture, International Relations, Middle Eastern Politics, Diplomacy, Political Science