{"product_id":"syria-and-lebanon-taku-osoegawa-9781780765365","title":"Syria and Lebanon: International Relations and Diplomacy in the Middle East","description":"The so-called 'Cedar Revolution' in Lebanon, triggered by the assassination of the former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in February 2005, brought to an end three decades of Syrian military presence in the country. Here, Taku Osoegawa challenges the commonly-held claim that Lebanon and its leaders were simple puppets of the Syrian regime during the thirty years characterised as Lebanon under Syrian hegemony. Furthermore, by examining Lebanon's relations with Syria from the establishment of the Asad regime to the current violence in Syria, Osoegawa concludes that the Lebanese government has had its own reasons for aligning with Syria. As the Lebanese-Syrian relationship has had an enormous impact on the international relations of the Middle East, this book is essential reading for those interested in the contemporary regional dynamics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Taku Osoegawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780765363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780765365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e I. B. Tauris \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.77h x 5.65w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014","brand":"Taku Osoegawa","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088766677247,"sku":"9781780765365","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_124cf286-06e6-4123-93d8-a578acc50818.jpg?v=1769106500","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/syria-and-lebanon-taku-osoegawa-9781780765365","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}