Hezbollah A Short History

Name: Hezbollah A Short History
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ISBN: 9780691160818

ISBN-10: 0691160813

ISBN-13: 9780691160818

Edition: 2014 (Revised)

Authors: Augustus Richard Norton

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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 services and public works provider--remains the most powerful player in Lebanon. Augustus Richard Norton's…

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List price: $12.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 5/4/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

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.