Hezbollah : mobilisation and power /
Almost 30 years after its foundation, Lebanese Hezbollah is an organization that remains difficult to understand. What exactly is Hezbollah? An Islamist terrorist group dedicated to destroying Israel? The first Arab national resistance to have ever defeated Tel Aviv's troops? A patriotic &...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the French. |
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London :
Hurst & Company,
2019.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Almost 30 years after its foundation, Lebanese Hezbollah is an organization that remains difficult to understand. What exactly is Hezbollah? An Islamist terrorist group dedicated to destroying Israel? The first Arab national resistance to have ever defeated Tel Aviv's troops? A patriotic & respectable party or a fascist network having managed to control all levels of Lebanese political life? How did this organization acquire such an important role in the Middle-Eastern game & in Lebanese politics? This text has three purposes. Firstly, to articulate a definition of Hezbollah, presenting a thorough history of the party, describing its internal structure & the large scope of its social & political action. Secondly, to explain the evolution of the party's mobilization. Finally, to show another path, political but mainly identity-related: that of the Shiite community, the main constituent of Lebanese society today. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in French by Presses Universitaires de France in 2014. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 428 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190092580 (electronic bk) 0190092580 (electronic bk) 9780190943004 0190943009 |