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ASעAD ABUKHALIL, Historical Dictionary of Lebanon, Asian Historical Dictionaries, No. 30 (Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1998). Pp. 290. $65.00 cloth.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2002

SAMI A. OFEISH
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Writing a historical dictionary of a country is a difficult task. The author encounters fundamental questions in defining the scope of the academic enterprise and faces hard choices in setting its boundaries and goals. Subsequently, the author has to make careful decisions about entries that should be included and others that should be discarded. For example, what makes a certain event more or less important, and on what basis should this judgment be made? Similarly, who should be recognized? Should the author consider a person's fame, contributions, or a mixture of both factors?

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Book Review
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International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 34 , Issue 4 , November 2002 , pp. 750 - 752
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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