{"product_id":"lebanon-adrift-from-battleground-to-playground-paperback","title":"Lebanon Adrift: From Battleground to Playground - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamir Khalaf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLebanon today is at a fateful crossroads in its eventful socio-cultural and political history. Imperiled by unsettling transformations, from postwar reconstruction and rehabilitation to the forces of postmodernity and globalism, it remains adrift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this landmark study, Samir Khalaf explores how ordinary citizens, burdened by the consequences of war, persisting regional rivalries, mounting economic deprivation, and diminishing prospects for well-being, find meaning and coherence in a society that has not only lost its moorings and direction, but also its sense of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamir Khalaf\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of sociology at the American University of Beirut. He has held academic positions at Harvard, Princeton, MIT, and New York University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamir Khalaf is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Behavioral Research, American University of Beirut. He has held academic positions at Harvard University, Princeton University, MIT and New York University. His other books include Cultural Resistance, Heart of Beirut, Sexuality in the Arab World (co-edited with John H. Gagnon), Arab Society and Culture and Arab Youth (both titles co-edited with Roseanne Saad Khalaf), all published by Saqi Books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758091993376,"sku":"9780863564345","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/371e7c6db47ca30d39661ccbc2c83d89.webp?v=1780117796","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lebanon-adrift-from-battleground-to-playground-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}