Language Memory and Identity in the Middle East; The Case for Lebanon (original) (raw)

"Language Memory and Identity in the Middle East" proposes a new reading of modern Middle Eastern history and suggests alternate solutions to the region's problems. The book is an attempt at rehabilitating and bringing back to the fore of Middle East Studies the issue of language as a key factor in shaping (and misshaping) the region, with the hope of rediscovering a broader, more honest, and less ideologically tainted discussion on the Middle East. "Language Memory and Identity in the Middle East" has a special focus on Lebanon, a "Christian homeland" by the telling of many, because Lebanon has traditionally acted as the region's template for change and a barometer gauging its problems and charting its progress.