Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-213) and index.
Introduction -- 1. Baalbeck and the Rahbanis : folklore, ancient history, and nationalism -- 2. The musical theater of the Rahbani Brothers : representation and the formation of subjectivities -- 3. Ziad Rahbani's theatrical "novelization" of the Rahbanis' Lebanon -- Fairuz and/as the nation -- Conclusion : Beiteddine 2000 and beyond.