Lebanon : prospects for national reconciliation in the mid-1980s

The study of political leaders within the major sectarian communities in Lebanon (Shia, Sunnis, Druze, Christians) shows that a majority of the aqtab (leading political bosses) and fa'aliyat (wider circle of local, regional and new leaders) share common interests, and that the differences in th...

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Published in:The Middle East journal
Main Author: Deeb, Marius K. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Institution 1984
In: The Middle East journal
Further subjects:B Lebanon
B Political conflict
B Lebanon Religious organization Innenpolitischer Konflikt
B Religious organization
B Internal policy
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Summary:The study of political leaders within the major sectarian communities in Lebanon (Shia, Sunnis, Druze, Christians) shows that a majority of the aqtab (leading political bosses) and fa'aliyat (wider circle of local, regional and new leaders) share common interests, and that the differences in their views on the three basic issues of state sovereignity, political reform and national identity are not unbridgeable. (DÜI-Hns)
ISSN:0026-3141
Contains:In: The Middle East journal