In the Eye of the Storm: The History of Lebanon Revisited

Speaker: Fawwaz Traboulsi, American University of Beirut Chair: Fawaz Gerges, LSE With few comprehensive histories of Lebanon, Professor Fawwaz Traboulsi's 'A History of Modern Lebanon, which weaves together more than five centuries of the country's social, political, cultural and economic history, has become a go-to reference for anyone who wants to understand the country. In this lecture, Traboulsi shares the problems he has faced in writing the history of Lebanon and how he has dealt and proposes to deal with these challenges. Recorded on 18 February 2013.