Augustus Richard Norton ; with a new afterword by the author.
New paperback edition.
Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2014.
1 online resource (245 pages)
Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics
Previous edition: 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Origins and prehistory of Hezbollah -- Founding of Hezbollah -- Being a Shi ̀a Muslim in the Twentieth Century -- Resistance, terrorism, and violence in Lebanon -- Playing politics -- From celebration to war.
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With Hezbollah's entry into the Lebanese government in 2009 and recent 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. Policymakers in the United States and Israel usually denounce it as a dangerous terrorist group and refuse to engage with it, yet even its adversaries need to contend with its durability and resilient popular support. Although Hezbollah's popularity has declined in many quarters of the Arab world, the Shi'i group-a hybrid of militia, political party, and social service.
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Hezbollah : A Short History.
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Hizballah (Lebanon)
Ḥizb Allāh
Hizballah (Lebanon)
Islam and politics-- Lebanon.
Political science.
Shiites-- Lebanon-- Politics and government.
Islam and politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Elections.