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By any measure, Lebanon is a small country with a tiny population. It possesses no great natural resources. In ancient history, its location was more strategic as a passageway up the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. Its ports were good for seafaring trade. Yet these geographic assets were considerably diminished in the age of steamships, airplanes, and paved roads.
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Rubin, B. (2009). Introduction. In: Rubin, B. (eds) Lebanon. The Middle East in Focus. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230622432_1
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