Lebanese history is often associated with sectarianism and hostility between religious communities, but by examining public memorials and historical accounts Lucia Volk finds evidence for a sustained politics of Muslim and Christian coexistence. After various episodes of violence in Lebanon's modern history, Maronite, Sunni, Shiite, and Druze political elites sought to create cross-community solidarity by publicly honoring the shared sacrifice of civilians of different religious communities. Even when memorial designs were sharply contested, vandalized, or modified, they kept the central image of the civilian-as-martyr. This compelling and lucid study enhances our understanding of culture and politics in the Middle East and the politics of memory in situations of ongoing conflict.