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Lebanon

Sandra Mackey. Anchor Books, $12 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-385-41381-7

Conflicting factions and the beliefs they represent--Christian against Muslim, Lebanese against Palestinian, for example--are defined and analyzed. ``With impressive no-nonsense clarity Mackey sorts out the tangled history of Lebanon,'' said PW. ``The author is bluntly critical of the Lebanese for their unwillingness to accept responsibility for the fate of their country.'' (May)