Hezbollah : socialisation and its tragic ironies / Adham Saouli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saouli, Adham, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hizballah (Lebanon).

Shiites--Lebanon--Politics and government.

Shiites.

Islam and politics--Lebanon.

Islam and politics.

Paramilitary forces--Lebanon.

Paramilitary forces.

Arab-Israeli conflict--1993-.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Lebanon--Politics and government--1990-.

Lebanon.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2019]

Summary:

Explains Hezbollah’s ceaseless drive for survival and the unintended, tragic consequences it has generatedWhat drives Hezbollah’s political behaviour? For three decades we believed that the impetus of establishing an Islamic state in Lebanon was its main goal. This book disagrees. Drawn from over fifteen years of research, it traces Hezbollah’s political trajectory, or socialisation process, from its birth in 1982 to 2017. It identifies the religio-political identity and doctrine that inspire Hezbollah and the politico-strategic goals that motivate it. It argues that war-making with Israel has driven Hezbollah’s socialisation in Lebanon and the region, transforming the Islamist movement from a loose organization into one of the world’s most powerful and sophisticated armed political movements.Key FeaturesUses a theoretical framework rooted in the intellectual tradition of Historical Sociology to offer a new conceptualisation of Hezbollah as an armed political movementDraws from International Relations and Sociological theories to advance an explanation of the causes and consequences of Hezbollah’s socialisation processUses field interviews in Lebanon, speeches and religio-political writings of Hezbollah officials, testaments of its fighters, and party communiquésShows how Hezbollah’s motivation to make war with Israel has generated unintended consequences including security paradoxes, political conformity, and ethical dilemmas

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Glossary of Arabic Terms

Introduction: Mask or Mirror?

1 On Socialisation and its Discontents

2 Being Hezbollah

3 Hezbollah Makes War, War Makes Hezbollah

4 War-making as International Socialisation

5 Tragic Ironies

Conclusion

Appendix

Sources and Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-1954-2

1-4744-1952-6

OCLC:

1306539196