Summary -- Introduction -- A Muslim-Christian national pact -- Consociational democracy and its unraveling -- Taif's rebalancing act and the Sunni-Shia question -- Syria as Taif's first and ultimate regulator -- The end of ambiguity : Lebanon regionalized -- The Syrian bonfire and Lebanon's sectarian flames -- Conclusion
Summary
"Since the upheavals that began in 2011, states in the Middle East with pluralistic, heterogeneous societies have collapsed, driving a renewed interest in sectarian power-sharing systems as possible models for these countries' rehabilitation. Lebanon has just such a system in which religious communities share power. Although it is flawed and unraveling in many ways, it has helped keep the country at peace and provides valuable lessons for the region"--Publisher's web site
Notes
"May 2016."
Series from resource home page
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24)
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Carnegie, viewed May 20, 2016)
