Lebanon's second republic prospects for the twenty-first century edited by Kail C. Ellis.

Based on a seminar held at Villanova University, Villanova, Pa., 1998, jointly sponsored by the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of Villanova University and the Lebanese American University. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Lebanon's challenge: reclaiming memory and independence / Kail C. Ellis -- Overview: Lebanon as an experiment in multicultural interdependence / Hafeez Malik -- Pt. I. Lebanon and the Middle East peace process -- Regional struggle for Lebanon / Kail C. Ellis -- Israeli-Lebanese relations: a future imperfect? / Kirsten E. Schulze -- Dilemma of the Palestinians in Lebanon / Julie Peteet -- U.S. policy toward Lebanon / Kail C. Ellis -- Pt. II. Religion, culture, and gender -- Muslim-Christian relations in Lebanon: a Christian perspective / Paul Nabil Sayah -- Religion and politics: the case of Lebanon / Mohammad Sammak -- Lebanon as a regional educational and cultural center / Nabeel F. Haidar -- Women in postwar Lebanon / Mona Chemali Khalaf -- Pt. III. Problems of urbanization, ecology, and the economy -- Emerging urban landscape of Lebanon / Michael F. Davie -- Ecological crisis in Lebanon / Fouad Hamdan -- Lebanese economy in the twenty-first century / Wassim N. Shahin -- Epilogue / Kail C. Ellis.