Faultlines in Lebanon's History [audio 30min]
Lebanon is a part of the world where the 'tectonic plates' of history keep bringing the region into the news headlines generation after generation. It sits among some of the strongest cross currents of history, currents that pulled it into a vortex of war and mayhem that ended just 15 years ago. Allan Little looks at the reasons why Lebanon's beguiling cultural and religious pluralism dragged it towards mutual destruction. What were the fault lines that became battle lines?
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Faultlines"