1. Introduction: The Politics of Post-War Reconstruction in Lebanon 2. Influencing the Politics of Reconstruction in Haret Hreik 3. Wa’d: The Reconstruction Project of the Southern Suburb of Beirut 4. The Politics of Identity Reconstruction in Post-War Reconstruction 5. Reconstruction of Bint Jbeil and Social Representations of the Urban Space 6. Marginal Landscapes, Marginalized Rural Communities: Sustainable Post-War Recovery in Southern Lebanon 7. Beyond Compensations: the Post-War Reconstruction Battles of ‘Aita al-Cha’b 8. In the Turmoil of Chaos: Beit Bil-Jnoub: A Grass Roots Approach towards a Rational Reconstruction Process. Afterword