Boundaries and political agency of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon
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............................................................................................................................ iv INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1 LITERATURE REVIEW ......................................................................................................... 4 HISTORY OF PALESTINIAN REFUGEES IN LEBANON................................................ 11 First phase: 1948-1968, years of adaptation and restriction ............................................... 12 Second phase: 1968-1982, years of revolution ................................................................... 15 Third phase: 1982-1990, Years of Wars ............................................................................. 19 Fourth phase: 1990-Present, years after the civil war ......................................................... 21 THREE CAMPS: THE DYNAMICS OF POLITICAL BORDERS ...................................... 25 Shatila Camp ....................................................................................................................... 29 Nahr Al-Bared Camp .......................................................................................................... 33 ‘Ain al-Hilweh .................................................................................................................... 39 STATE OF SIEGE .................................................................................................................. 45 Expansion and Consolidation of the Boundaries ................................................................ 46 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................... 55 REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................... 56 APPENDIX: THE CAIRO ACCORD (1969) ........................................................................ 61
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