| Description |
vi, 187 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
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Princeton studies in Muslim politics |
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Princeton studies in Muslim politics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-171) and index. |
| 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 Shi`a Muslim in the twentieth 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 Hariri, and his assassins -- Setting the stage for war -- The start of hostilities, July 2006 -- Prosecuting the war -- Conclusion: Hezbollah in a fractured postwar Lebanon -- What next? |
| Subject |
Hizballah (Lebanon)
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Lebanon -- Politics and government -- 1975-1990.
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Lebanon -- Politics and government -- 1990-
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Shiites -- Lebanon -- Politics and government.
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Islam and politics -- Lebanon.
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Geopolitics -- Middle East.
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| ISBN |
9780691131245 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0691131244 hardcover alkaline paper |
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