TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ziser,Eyal
TI  - Lebanon: the challenge of independence 
SN  - 1860645372 :
PY  - 2000///
CY  - London
PB  - I. B. Tauris
KW  - Lebanon
KW  - History
KW  - 1946-
KW  - French occupation, 1918-1946
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: The Birth of the Lebanese State -- The Struggle for Independence -- First Steps Along a New Road -- The 1943 Elections -- The National Pact -- The November 1943 Crisis -- First Steps -- Between East and West: Lebanon on the International and Regional Scene -- Domestic Challenges, 1943-47 -- Peak and Decline -- At the Peak of Power: The 1947 General Elections; Khuri Elected for a Second Term -- The 1948 War in Palestine -- The Syrian-Lebanese Crisis -- The Confrontation with the PPS, 1947-49 -- The Downfall -- Khuri and Sulh: A Parting of the Ways -- Rift with the West -- The Overthrow
N2  - The first decade of independence (1943-1952) was crucial to the political history of Lebanon, following the creation of the state in 1920 and the subsequent years of French tutelage. This period is defined by the presidency of Bishara al-Khuri, the first elected president, a founding father who played a vital part in forming the distinctive character of the Lebanese state and in Lebanon's later history, both rich and successful and troubled and tragic
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