Negotiating Conflict in Lebanon: Bordering Practices in a Divided Beirut

Drawing on innovative research into sectarian–political struggle in Beirut, Mohamad Hafeda shows how boundaries in a divided city are much more than simple physical divisions and reveals the ways in which city dwellers both experience them and subvert them in unexpected ways. The author offers an alternative view to the more traditional understanding of what is meant by a border, and provides insights, methods and lessons that may be applied to other cities around the world affected by conflict and political-sectarian segregation.