Hezbollah: a short history

With Hezbollah’s entry into the Lebanese government in 2009 and forceful intervention in the Syrian civil war, the potent Shi‘i political and military organization continues to play an enormous role in the Middle East. A hybrid of militia, political party, and social services and public works provid...

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Auteur principal: Norton, Augustus R. 1946-2019 (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Publié: Princeton Oxford Princeton University Press [2018]
Dans:Année: 2018
Édition:Updated and expanded third edition
Collection/Revue:Princeton studies in Muslim politics
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Libanon / Politique / Ḥizb Allāh / Histoire 1975-2018
B Ḥizb Allāh
Sujets non-standardisés:B État
B Parti religieux
B Violence
B Lebanon Politics and government 1975-1990
B Lebanon Politics and government 1990-
B Hizballah (Lebanon)
B Religion
B Libanon
B Shiites (Lebanon) Politics and government
B Idéologie
B Islam et politique
B Islam and politics (Lebanon)
B Chiisme
B Politique
B Histoire
B Partie (droit)
B Geopolitics (Middle East)
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Résumé:With Hezbollah’s entry into the Lebanese government in 2009 and forceful intervention in the Syrian civil war, the potent Shi‘i political and military organization continues to play an enormous role in the Middle East. A hybrid of militia, political party, and social services and public works provider, the group is the most powerful player in Lebanon. Policymakers in the United States and Israel usually denounce Hezbollah as a dangerous terrorist organization and refuse to engage with it, yet even its adversaries need to contend with its durability and resilient popular support. Augustus Richard Norton’s incisive account stands as the most lucid, informed, and balanced analysis of Hezbollah yet written—and this expanded and fully updated third edition features a new prologue and conclusion and two new chapters largely devoted to the group’s recent activities, including its involvement in Syria. Hezbollah is a work of perennial importance and remains essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the Middle East.
Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 221-225, Register
ISBN:0691180881