Faces of Lebanon: Sects, Wars, and Global Extensions.

• Position: Review

Harris, William. Faces of Lebanon: Sects, Wars, and Global Extensions. Princeton, N.J.: Markus Wiener Publishers, 1997. Paper, no price indicated.

Harris analyzes Lebanon since 1920, concentrating on its geopolitics and sectarian composition. Lebanon's history has much to do with its families and clans. Sect and class differentiation are also essential to understanding Lebanon's problems. However, despite its importance, the work assumes that the United States could have resolved the conflict through a better arrangement than that within a "Pax...