Alamuddin, Najib - Turmoil : The Druzes, Lebanon and the Arab-Israeli Conflict

London, Quartet Books, 1993. orig. boards, dustwrapper.. 22x14cm, 292 pp. Textual map.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: The Druze People in History: Misapprenhensions About the Druzes; The Origin of the Druzes; The Character of the Druze Faith: The Ottoman Empire & the Reign of Fakhruddin II; The Ma'anid Succession & the Two Bashirs; The Fomentation of Druze & Maronite Hostility; The End of the Ottomans & the Creation of Grand Liban; The French Mandate & the Seeds of War in Lebanon; The Bitter Fruits of Conflict: The Drawing of Battle-lines;The Role of Kalal Jumblatt's National Movement; The Four Stages of the War; The Druzes & Israel; The Devil's Playground; The Ambitions of General Aoun; The Casablanca Summit & the Al-Taif Agreement; Choice & Destiny in the Middle East.