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Bring Down the Walls

Lebanon's Post-War Challenge

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  • © 2000

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  1. Carole H. Dagher
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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Carole H. Dagher
      Pages 1-11

  3. Cognitive Coexistence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Christian Soul-Searching

      • Carole H. Dagher
      Pages 15-31

    3. Muslim Self-Assertion

      • Carole H. Dagher
      Pages 33-47

    4. Dialogue: A Necessity or a Burden?

      • Carole H. Dagher
      Pages 49-64

  4. Coexistence in Facts and Figures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. Sharing Exile

      • Carole H. Dagher
      Pages 67-78

    3. Broken and Forfeited Bonds to the Land

      • Carole H. Dagher
      Pages 79-90

    4. A Synod for Lebanon

      • Carole H. Dagher
      Pages 91-106

    5. Three Weeks in Rome

      • Carole H. Dagher
      Pages 107-121

    6. Cloaked in Coexistence

      • Carole H. Dagher
      Pages 123-136

    7. The Swings of the Pendulum

      • Carole H. Dagher
      Pages 137-157

    8. Coexistence in Uniform

      • Carole H. Dagher
      Pages 159-164

  5. The Leaven in the Dough

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. The Democracy of the National Pact

      • Carole H. Dagher
      Pages 167-181

    3. John Paul II in Lebanon

      • Carole H. Dagher
      Pages 183-199

    4. Peace without Eastern Christians?

      • Carole H. Dagher
      Pages 201-216

    5. Conclusion

      • Carole H. Dagher
      Pages 217-220

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 221-248
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About this book

Lebanon is more than a country, it is a message': these words of Pope John Paul II illustrate Lebanon's post-war endeavor to preserve its age-old Christian-Muslim coexistence and power-sharing formula and to invalidate Samuel Huntington's assumption of a 'Clash of Civilizations.' Lebanon's current challenge is also the challenge of a whole region, the Middle East, where the fate of minorities, including Eastern Christians, reveals the prospects of democracy, pluralism and political participation. Carole H. Dagher, a journalist for Lebanese media as well as an academic, presents an insightful account on how Christian and Muslim communities emerged from the sixteen year-old Lebanese war, what their points of friction and their common grounds are, and what the prospects of Lebanon's communal representation system and pluralistic society are. She describes the central role played by the Holy See and John Paul II in bridging the gap between Christians and Muslims in Lebanon, and analyzes the impact other countries such as Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia have had on the power game and, conversely, the impact of Christian-Muslim interaction on the future of the Arab-Israeli peace process. Bring Down the Walls draws crucial lessons from the recent history of Christian-Muslim relations in Lebanon.

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"There is much to commend in this book, particularly its very perceptive analysis of the way Catholic and Maronite politics operate in Lebanon." - Middle East Policy

"Her book is a model of engaged journalism ... penetrating." - Kirkus Reviews

About the author

Carole H. Dagher is a Research Associate at the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University.

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