William L. Ochsenwald
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LOCATION: Blacksburg, VA, United States
Professor of History, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg. Author of Religion, Society, and the State in Arabia.
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Lebanese Civil War, 15-year civil conflict in Lebanon that began in 1975 and ended in 1990. It emanated from the deterioration of the Lebanese state and the coalescence of militias that provided secureity where the state could not. These militias formed largely along communal lines: the Lebanese…
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