Hezbollah : a short history / Augustus Richard Norton ; with a new afterword by the author.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norton, Augustus R.

Contributor:

Alexander Street Press.

Series:

Alexander Street anthropology.

Alexander Street anthropology

Anthropology online

Princeton studies in Muslim politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hizballah (Lebanon).

Geopolitics--Middle East.

Geopolitics.

Shiites.

Politics and government.

Middle East.

Islam and politics--Lebanon.

Islam and politics.

Lebanon.

Shiites--Lebanon--Politics and government.

Lebanon--Politics and government--1975-1990.

Lebanon--Politics and government--1990-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 199 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

[Paperback edition].

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2009, 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

With unmatched clarity and authority, the author tells how Hezbollah developed, how it has evolved, and what direction it might take in the future.

Contents:

Origins and prehistory of Hezbollah. The rise of Shiʻi politics from the mid-twentieth century to the Lebanese Civil War ; The role of Musa al-Sadr ; The resurgence of Amal

The founding of Hezbollah. The Iraq connection ; The 1982 Israeli invasion ; Hezbollah emerges ; The Hezbollah worldview ; Implementing the design

Being a Shiʻi Muslim in the twenty-first century. Ritual and identity ; The intersection of ritual and politics

Resistance, terrorism, and violence in Lebanon. Hezbollah and terrorism ; Occupation in Southern Lebanon ; The "rules of the game" ; The 2000 Israeli withdrawal

Playing politics. Hezbollah's decision to participate ; Municipal elections ; The revolt of the hungry ; The rich texture of Shiʻi institutions

From celebration to war. The changing social tapestry in post-civil war Lebanon ; Lebanon's love-hate relationship with Rafiq al-Hariri, and his assassination ; Setting the stage for war ; The start of hostilities, July 2006 ; Prosecuting the war

Conclusion. Hezbollah in a fractured postwar Lebanon ; What next?

Afterword to the paperback edition

Glossary.

Notes:

riginally published: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2012. (Anthropology online). Available via World Wide Web.

OCLC:

439825922

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