Under Siege

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-231-16669-0
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 384 g

Under Siege is Rashid Khalidi's firsthand account of the 1982 Lebanon War and the complex negotiations for the evacuation of the P.L.O. from Beirut. Utilizing unconventional sources and interviews with key officials and diplomats, Khalidi paints a detailed portrait of the siege and ensuing massacres, providing insight into the military pressure experienced by the P.L.O., the war's impact on Palestinian and Lebanese civilians, and diplomatic efforts by the United States. A new preface by Khalidi considers developments across the Middle East in the thirty years since the conflict. The preface also cites recently declassified Israeli documents to offer surprising new revelations about the roles and responsibilities of both Israeli leaders and American diplomats in the tragic coda to the war, the Sabra and Shatila massacres.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Khalidi, Rashid

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Entscheidungstheorie, Sozialwahltheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the 2014 ReissuePrefaceIntroduction1. The P.L.O. and the Lebanese Before the 1982 War2. The Fall of South Lebanon and the Siege of Beirut: A Military Overview3. P.L.O. Decisions: The Military Inputs4. June 1982: The Decision to Leave Beirut5. July 1982: The Decision to Accept the Habib Plan6. Wartime Decisions and Their ConsequencesAppendixList of AbbreviationsCast of CharactersNotesBibliographySupplementary BibliographyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University, editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies, and the author of Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness.