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This is a very brief summary of Lebanese history which, I should have said, focuses overwhelmingly on those events considered "newsworthy," which as we all know generally means events related to conflict and discontent. To focus on these events is to ignore a day-to-day life that is largely stable and full of people from different communities working together, today in the face of the universal challenge presented by Covid-19. I also skimmed over Lebanon's tumultuous times under colonial mandate in order to focus on more recent events, but of course power dynamics, systems and even laws that have not yet been updated left as a legacy of those times have contributed significantly to those more recent events.
The word I struggled to say was consociationalism. I challenge you to say it smoothly, and to read more about it here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consociationalism
My reading on Lebanon was largely guided by the start of Lebanon: A Country in Fragments by Andrew Arsan (2019) and the Bradt Guide to Lebanon (2014).
The book is An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine (2013)
You can find Aaliaya's Books on instagram here: instagram.com/aaliyasbooks
PS If you know of any Lebanese booktubers, please let me know.
This is a very brief summary of Lebanese history which, I should have said, focuses overwhelmingly on those events considered "newsworthy," which as we all know generally means events related to conflict and discontent. To focus on these events is to ignore a day-to-day life that is largely stable and full of people from different communities working together, today in the face of the universal challenge presented by Covid-19. I also skimmed over Lebanon's tumultuous times under colonial mandate in order to focus on more recent events, but of course power dynamics, systems and even laws that have not yet been updated left as a legacy of those times have contributed significantly to those more recent events.
The word I struggled to say was consociationalism. I challenge you to say it smoothly, and to read more about it here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consociationalism
My reading on Lebanon was largely guided by the start of Lebanon: A Country in Fragments by Andrew Arsan (2019) and the Bradt Guide to Lebanon (2014).
The book is An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine (2013)
You can find Aaliaya's Books on instagram here: instagram.com/aaliyasbooks
PS If you know of any Lebanese booktubers, please let me know.
