Lebanon and Syria

Summer 1997

Middle East Report 203 offers perspectives on changes both ongoing and prospective in Lebanon and Syria.

Starter

From the Editors (Summer 1997)

The Editors

Articles

Syria Between Two Transitions

Hisham Melhem

Articles

Private Capital and the State in Contemporary Syria

Fred H. Lawson

Articles

Myths and Money

Volker Perthes

Articles

Syrian Involvement in Lebanon

Volker Perthes

Articles

There

Etel Adnan

Articles

Reconstructing History in Central Beirut

Saree Makdisi

Articles

Skirting Democracy

Paul Salem

Articles

Disappearances

Virginia N. Sherry

Articles

Never-Never Land

Aviv Lavie

Articles

Secularism and Personal Status Codes in Lebanon

Suad Joseph

In Memoriam

Theater and the Thirst for Dialogue

Saadallah Wannous

Special Reports

Diminishing Possibilities in Algeria

Geoff Hartman

Special Reports

The Demise of Operation Provide Comfort

Joost Hiltermann

Reviews

Men, Women and God(s)

Persis M. Karim

Reviews

Letter

(Author not identified)

Reviews

Editor's Picks (Summer 1997)

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Middle East Research and Information Project

Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

Lebanon and Syria

Summer 1997

Table of Contents

From the Editors (Summer 1997)

Syria Between Two Transitions

Private Capital and the State in Contemporary Syria

Myths and Money

Syrian Involvement in Lebanon

There

Reconstructing History in Central Beirut

Skirting Democracy

Disappearances

Never-Never Land

Secularism and Personal Status Codes in Lebanon

Theater and the Thirst for Dialogue

Diminishing Possibilities in Algeria

The Demise of Operation Provide Comfort

Men, Women and God(s)

Letter

Editor's Picks (Summer 1997)