The Making of Modern Lebanon
Preface -- Introduction -- The emergence of inter-sect rule (1516-1920) -- Foundations of the modern state (1920-43) -- The experience of independence (1943-67) -- The breakdown starts (1967-75) -- Eighteen months of civil war (1975-6) -- A troubled inter bellum (1977-82) -- The battles of Beirut (1982-4) -- Conclusions: the inter-sect system enters its fifth century.