The Making Of Modern Lebanon

From back cover: "Helena Cobban gives us, with clarity and understanding, a vivid and readable account of the country's development since its first emergence in 1585. She starts by unravelling the intricacies of the Lebanon's sectarian/religious groups, and the dramatic story then unfolds against the background of Lebanon's own historical development, and that of the very special kinds of communities which have sunk 900-year-old roots in the remote fastnesses of the Mount Lebanon interior. The major emphasis, however, is on more recent events... since the current 'troubles' started in 1975.