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'Beware of Small States' wrote Mikhail Bukanin in 1870. He could have meant Lebanon: a sectarian state no bigger than Wales that has become battleground for one of the defining conflicts of twentieth-century history. Throughout its short existence, it has been attacked, invaded, occupied or interfered with to serve the political interests of foreign powers, resulting a series of devastating wars and crises. To understand Lebanon's history is to understand the history of the entire region - and, with the rise of Hizbullah, it has come to assume a disproportionate, dangerous power of its own. Iran and Israel now face each other in the hills of south Lebanon. David Hirst, author of "The Gun and the Olive Branch", is a hugely respected commentator on the Arab-Israeli crisis. In a masterly narrative, he gives a much-needed, comprehensive history of the country and its conflicts, culminating with the recent war in Gaza and its fallout in Lebanon. Powerful and often moving, "Beware of Small States" is a magisterial book, essential reading for understanding Lebanon or the current political climate of the Middle East.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Beware of Small States
• Author: David Hirst
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 496
• EAN: 9780571237418
• ISBN: 057123741X
• ID: 04103432
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Weight: 780 g
• Dimensions: 242 × 162 × 41 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. January 2008

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