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The Shi'is of Jabal 'Amil and the New Lebanon : Community and Nation-State, 1918-1943 /

Tamara Chalabi highlights the development of a 'politics of demand' and the increased political activism of this community in a time of great change. It also explores how Arab nationalism was transformed from an ideology of opposition and empowerment of marginal communities, into a tool fo...

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Main Author: Chalabi, Tamara (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
History of the Middle East.
International Relations.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Political Science.
International relations.
Political science.
Middle East > History.
Middle East > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Tamara Chalabi highlights the development of a 'politics of demand' and the increased political activism of this community in a time of great change. It also explores how Arab nationalism was transformed from an ideology of opposition and empowerment of marginal communities, into a tool for the assertion of political domination.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVIII, 227 pages 2 illustrations)
ISBN:9781403982940
DOI:10.1057/9781403982940