{"product_id":"inventing-lebanon-9781860648571","title":"Inventing Lebanon","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kais M. Firro\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInventing Lebanon\u003c\/i\u003e examines the history behind an idea: a new polity of 'Greater Lebanon'. It shows how, under the powerful influence of the French Mandate, various groups of the local elite attempted to create what amounted to a new Lebanese nationalism, carving the state into Maronite Christian, Sunni and Shiite power bases. The results only accentuated the divisions already inherent in this multi-ethnic and multi-faith society, and were to pave the way for the instability and wars that have plagued the country ever since.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45084528705687,"sku":"9781860648571","price":10620.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781860648571.webp?v=1767636916","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/inventing-lebanon-9781860648571","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}