Publication of Two New Books From AUB Press

Please visit the publications catalogue on the web and read about the two new books published by the AUB Press: "The Silent Revolution in Lebanon," by Muhammad Faour, and "An American Nurse Amidst Chaos," by Gladys Mouro.

The Silent Revolution in Lebanon by Muhammad Faour

(Check under Sociology section on publications catalogue web site.) Based on surveys of Lebanese students at the Lebanese University and the American University of Beirut during the period 1993-1996, Dr. Faour concludes that a normative transformation in social values ofthe Lebanese youth is taking place, notably, in the direction of individualism and gender equality. A more far-reaching silent revolution that is seeping through society is the rise in democratic practices within the Lebanese nuclear family at the expense of authoritarianism.

An American Nurse Amidst Chaos by Gladys Mouro

Eighteen-year-old Gladys Mouro left her home in New Hampshire for the American University of Beirut, where she soon became a first-rate registered nurse. But in her pursuit of adventure, Lebanon gave her much more than she had ever bargained for. Less than a year after her arrival, Lebanon's civil conflict erupted and swept her into 15 years of dealing with the tragic human consequences of war in an understaffed and unprotected hospital. This book is a personal record of living and working in a war-torn land; it is also a story of the noble survival of an institution-the American University of Beirut Medical Center and the courageous people who, against all odds, kept it alive and functioning.