| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 407 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Researching Hezbollah's Clandestine Activities; 1 The Party of God Is Born; 2 Branching Out: Targeting Westerners in Lebanon and Beyond; 3 Hezbollah's European Debut; 4 Bombings in Buenos Aires; 5 A Near Miss in Bangkok; 6 Beirut to the Blue Ridge: Hezbollah Comes to North America; 7 Bombing Khobar Towers; 8 Unit 1800: Targeting the Israeli Heartland; 9 Finance and Logistics in Africa; 10 Unit 3800: Hezbollah in Iraq; 11 Party of Fraud: Hezbollah's Criminal Enterprise in America; 12 Shadow War; Selected Bibliography; About the Author; Index; A. |
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BC; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. |
| Summary |
Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon's Party of God is the first thorough examination of Hezbollah's covert activities beyond Lebanon's borders, including its financial and logistical support networks and its criminal and terrorist operations worldwide. Hezbollah-Lebanon's ""Party of God""--Is a multifaceted organization: It is a powerful political party in Lebanon, a Shia Islam religious and social movement, Lebanon's largest militia, a close ally of Iran, and a terrorist organization. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including recently declassified government documents, court records. |
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Hizballah (Lebanon)
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Hizballah (Lebanon) (OCoLC)fst00648264
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Ḥizb Allāh.
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Lebanon -- Politics and government.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International)
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Lebanon. (OCoLC)fst01206063
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Globalisierung.
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Internationaler Terrorismus.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Levitt, Matthew, 1970- Hezbollah 9781626160132 (DLC) 2013002933 (OCoLC)828858830 |
| ISBN |
9781626160149 (electronic bk.) |
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1626160147 (electronic bk.) |
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