lebanon

Text and photographs presents a guide to the physical features, religion, and people of Lebanon.

Zeina Abirached's memoir of life in war-torn Beirut focuses on details such as her brother's shrapnel collection, which attest to omnipresent tension and danger.

Describes the author's harrowing experiences manning a remote Israeli outpost with a regiment of other young soldiers, during a small, unnamed war in the late 1990s that foreshadowed other unwinnable conflicts in the Middle East.

"Introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Lebanon"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the economic and political issues facing Lebanon today. It provides up-to-date information about the country’s geography and climate, history, government, politics, society, important cities and communities, and relations with other countries.

Sameer's neighbors left when war came to Lebanon, but now they have returned and instead of finding a friend to play with, Sameer meets an unfriendly girl, Muna, who confronts him about taking olives that fall from her family's tree to his side of the wall.

The author recounts her childhood experiences in Beirut during the civil war between Christians and Muslims in the 1980s, as her family tried to carry on a normal life despite violence, a partition of the city, and a lack of food.

Examines the history of the Hezbollah organization and its activities beyond the Lebanese borders, including financial and logistical support networks, and covert criminal and terrorist operations around the world.

Ari Folman's life becomes a nightmare when he sets out to reconstruct the events of one night twenty years earlier when, as an Israeli soldier in September 1982, he witnessed the massacre of hundreds of Palestinians by Christian militia members at the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila in Beirut.

Discusses the geography, history, economy, government, religion, people, foreign relations, and major cities of Lebanon.