Hezbollah : a history of the "Party of God" /

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For thirty years, Hezbollah has played a pivotal role in Lebanese and global politics. That visibility has invited Hezbollah's lionization and vilification by outside observers, and at the same time has prevented a clear-eyed view of Hezbollah's place in the history of the Middle East and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Avon, Dominique (Author), Khatchadourian, Anaïs-Trissa (Author)
Other Authors: Todd, Jane Marie, 1957- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Hizballah (Lebanon) > History.
Hizballah (Lebanon)
Since 1975
Shiites > Lebanon > Politics and government.
Islam and politics > Lebanon.
Geopolitics > Middle East.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Geopolitics.
Islam and politics.
Politics and government.
Shiites > Politics and government.
Lebanon > Politics and government > 1975-1990.
Lebanon > Politics and government > 1990-
Liban > Politique et gouvernement > 1975-1990.
Liban > Politique et gouvernement > 1990-
Lebanon.
Middle East.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The "Party of God" : an itinerary (1982-2009). 1. 1982/1985-1991 : a militia of professional revolutionaries for the disinherited fringe
  • 2. 1992-2000 : a state within the state, the Vietcong in the heart of Singapore
  • 3. 2000-2009 : a model of recovered pride, a contested national party
  • Part II. Documents of the Hezbollah
  • Open letter, February 16, 1985
  • Political charter, November 30, 2009
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Lexicon
  • Appendix B: Portraits
  • Appendix C: Cadres of the Hezbollah.

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