Syrian intervention in Lebanon : the 1975-76 civil war /

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Author / Creator:	Weinberger, Naomi Joy.
Imprint:	New York : Oxford University Press, 1986.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 367 pages) : maps
Language:	English
Series:	OUP E-Books.
Subject:	Lebanese -- History. Diplomatic relations. Lebanese. Lebanon -- History -- Civil War, 1975-1990. Syria -- Foreign relations -- Lebanon. Lebanon -- Foreign relations -- Syria. Lebanon. Syria. Electronic book. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11159615

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ISBN:	1423738438 9781423738435 1601296010 9781601296016 9780195040104 0195040104 9786610439454 6610439451 0195040104
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Conflict and intervention in the Middle East are not uncommon occurrences. Yet when civil strife erupted in Lebanon in 1975, the events that followed were unusual indeed. Unlike most patterns of intervention, Syria displayed remarkable tactical flexibility by first intervening on behalf of the rebels, its traditional allies, then shifting its allegiance mid-war to the Lebanese incumbents. Also, whereas most intervention scenarios end with a process of decommitment, Syria eventually occupied parts of Lebanon to become an enduring military entity there. Delving into primary Syrian and Lebanese s.
Other form:	Print version: Weinberger, Naomi Joy. Syrian intervention in Lebanon. New York : Oxford University Press, 1986

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