203 - MERIP

Summer 1997

Middle East Report 203 offers perspectives on changes both ongoing and prospective in Lebanon and Syria.


From the Editors (Summer 1997)	The Editors
Articles
Syria Between Two Transitions	Hisham Melhem
Private Capital and the State in Contemporary Syria	Fred H. Lawson
Myths and Money	Volker Perthes
Syrian Involvement in Lebanon	Volker Perthes
There	Etel Adnan
Reconstructing History in Central Beirut	Saree Makdisi
Skirting Democracy	Paul Salem
Disappearances	Virginia N. Sherry
Never-Never Land	Aviv Lavie
Secularism and Personal Status Codes in Lebanon	Suad Joseph
In Memoriam
Theater and the Thirst for Dialogue	Saadallah Wannous
Special Reports
Diminishing Possibilities in Algeria	Geoff Hartman
The Demise of Operation Provide Comfort	Joost Hiltermann
Reviews
Men, Women and God(s)	Persis M. Karim
Letter

Editor’s Picks (Summer 1997)