Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps viii
4. Tables ix
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. Note on Transliteration xiii
7. Introduction 1
8. An Integrative Approach to the Military in Divided Societies 9
9. The Army and Intersectoral Relations in Lebanon 19
10. The Army and State Formation in Lebanon 35
11. The Army in Politics 51
12. The Army In and Out of Politics 63
13. The Gathering Storm 77
14. The Army in the Civil War of 1975–90 93
15. The Army in the Throes of Reconstruction 111
16. The Army Remains the Solution? 131
17. The Ta’if Agreement and the End of the Civil War 151
18. Resuscitation of the Army and the Restoration of State Authority in Lebanon 171
19. From Syria’s Withdrawal from Lebanon to the War between Israel and Hizbullah 187
20. Conclusion 197
21. Notes 203
22. Bibliography 249
23. Index 265