Hezbollah A Short History

Name: Hezbollah A Short History
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ISBN: 9780691131245

ISBN-10: 0691131244

ISBN-13: 9780691131245

Edition: 2007

Authors: Augustus Richard Norton

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Most policymakers in the United States and Israel have it wrong. Hezbollah isn't a simple terrorist organization--nor is it likely to disappear soon. Following Israel's war against Hezbollah in the summer of 2006, the Shi'i group--which combines the functions of a militia, a social service and public works provider, and a political party--is more popular than ever in the Middle East while retaining its strong base of support in Lebanon. And Hezbollah didn't merely confront Israel and withstand its military onslaught. Hezbollah's postwar reconstruction efforts were judged better than the U.S. government's response to Hurricane Katrina--not by Aljazeera, but by an American TV journalist. In…

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List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 3/25/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.86" tall
Weight: 0.814

Augustus Richard Norton is professor of international relations and anthropology at Boston University and a fellow of the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies. A former U.S. Army officer and West Point professor, he has conducted research in Lebanon for more than three decades.



Prologue



Origins and Prehistory of Hezbollah


The Rise of Shi'i Politics from the Mid-twentieth Century to the Lebanese Civil War


The Role of Musa al-Sadr


The Resurgence of Amal



The Founding of Hezbollah


The Iraq Connection


The 1982 Israeli Invasion


Hezbollah Emerges


The Hezbollah Worldview


Implementing the Design



Being a Shi'a Muslim in the Twentieth Century


Ritual and Identity


The Intersection of Ritual and Politics



Resistance, Terrorism, and Violence in Lebanon


Hezbollah and Terrorism


Occupation in Southern Lebanon


The "Rules of the Game"


The 2000 Israeli Withdrawal



Playing Politics


Hezbollah's Decision to Participate


Municipal Elections


The Revolt of the Hungry


The Rich Texture of Shi'i Institutions



From Celebration to War


The Changing Social Tapestry in Post-Civil War Lebanon


Lebanon's Love-Hate Relationship with Rafiq Hariri, and His Assassins


Setting the Stage for War


The Start of Hostilities, July 2006


Prosecuting the War


Conclusion


Hezbollah in a Fractured Postwar Lebanon


What Next?


Glossary


Additional Reading


Sources Cited


Index


Acknowledgments