the story of the party of God : from revolution to institutionalization /
First Statement of Responsibility
Eitan Azani.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Basingstoke :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xi, 305 p. ;
Dimensions
23 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Middle East in focus
GENERAL NOTES
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Originally published: 2009.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Social protest movements: theoretical framework -- Development of social movements in Muslim society: the phenomenon and its characteristics -- The Shiite Community in Lebanon and the background for Hezbollah's emergence -- Expansion and institutionalization of the movement: constraints and adaptation -- Political institutionalization and public discourse: adaptation and legitimization -- Hezbollah as a player in the Lebanese political arena: mutual influences -- Hezbollah as a regional player -- Hezbollah as a player in the international arena -- Hezbollah between the IDF's withdrawal from Lebanon in May 2000 and the Second Lebanon War in July 2006 -- Summary and conclusions.