The 33-Day War

They then dissect the strategic and political background behind recent actions taken by Israel: the impact of Israel's incursion into Lebanon and its effects on Lebanon's population; and the consequences of the war on Israeli policy and society.

REVIEWS: 'A crisp and timely analysis that arranges well-documented facts and synthesizes the region's extremely complex problems in such a way that even readers who are only moderately familiar with the situation can understand.' The Daily Star, Beirut.

AUTHOR BIO: Gilbert Achcar lived in Lebanon for many years before moving to France, where he teaches international politics at the University of Paris. He is the author of Clash of Barbarisms: The Making of the New World Disorder (Saqi) and co-author, with Noam Chomsky, of Perilous Power: The Middle East and US Foreign Policy. Michel Warschawski, a veteran journalist and peace activist, founded the Alternative Information Center in Jerusalem, a Palestinian-Israeli news organization that disseminates information, research and political analysis on Palestinian and Israeli societies.