{"product_id":"lebanon-adrift-samir-khalaf-9780863564345","title":"Lebanon Adrift: From Battleground to Playground","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samir Khalaf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0863564348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780863564345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saqi Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Samir Khalaf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079368995071,"sku":"9780863564345","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc5f99e7-295a-4239-89e9-de0a7ec920f5.jpg?v=1685480743","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lebanon-adrift-samir-khalaf-9780863564345","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}