Table of Contents

• Preface
• Part I. A Perspective on Youth and Change in a Mosaic Society
  • 1. Introductory Statement: Youth and Change
  • 2. Reasons for Student Revolt: A Sociological Model
  • 3. Social and Political Integration in Lebanon: A Case of Stratified Social Mosaic
• Part II. Sources of Radicalism and Political Alienation: The Influence of Religion, Family, and Social Class
  • 4. Religion and Student Politics
  • 5. Family and Student Politics
  • 6. Social Class and Student Politics
  • 7. Some Correlates of Political Alienation and Radicalism
• Part III. The Development of the Student Movement in Lebanon
  • 8. Search for National Identity: Early Stages in the Development of the Student Movement
  • 9. Confrontation or Negation: Recent Developments in the Student Movement
• Epilogue. The Lebanese Civil War: Its Social Origins and Prospects
• Appendix. University Students in Lebanon: A Survey Questionnaire
• Notes
• Selected Bibliography
• Author Index
• Subject Index

About the Author

Halim Barakat is a novelist, sociologist and retired Research Professor of Society and Culture at The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies of Georgetown University.