Hezbollah : a short history
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Hezbollah : a short history
（Princeton studies in Muslim politics）
Princeton University Press, c2007
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
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 al-Jazeera, but by an American TV journalist.In "Hezbollah", one of the world's leading experts on Hezbollah has written the essential guide to understanding the complexities and paradoxes of a group that remains entrenched at the heart of Middle East politics. With unmatched clarity and authority, Augustus Richard Norton tells how Hezbollah developed, how it has evolved, and what direction it might take in the future.Far from being a one-dimensional terrorist group, Norton explains, Hezbollah is a "janus-faced" organization in the middle of an incomplete metamorphosis from extremism to mundane politics, an evolution whose outcome is far from certain.
Beginning as a terrorist cat's-paw of Iran, Hezbollah has since transformed itself into an impressive political party with an admiring Lebanese constituency, but it has also insisted on maintaining the potent militia that forced Israel to withdraw from Lebanon in 2000 after almost two decades of occupation. The most accessible, informed, and balanced analysis of the group yet written, Hezbollah is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the Middle East.
Table of Contents
Prologue 1 Chapter 1: Origins and Prehistory of Hezbollah 9 The Rise of Shi'i Politics from the Mid-twentieth Century to the Lebanese Civil War 14 The Role of Musa al-Sadr 18 The Resurgence of Amal 21 Chapter 2: The Founding of Hezbollah 27 The Iraq Connection 30 The 1982 Israeli Invasion 32 Hezbollah Emerges 34 The Hezbollah Worldview 35 Implementing the Design 41 Chapter 3: Being a Shi'i Muslim in the Twenty-first Century 47 Ritual and Identity 51 The Intersection of Ritual and Politics 58 Chapter 4: Resistance, Terrorism, and Violence in Lebanon 69 Hezbollah and Terrorism 75 Occupation in Southern Lebanon 79 The "Rules of the Game" 83 The 2000 Israeli Withdrawal 88 Chapter 5: Playing Politics 95 Hezbollah's Decision to Participate 98 Municipal Elections 103 The Revolt of the Hungry 105 The Rich Texture of Shi'i Institutions 107 Chapter 6: From Celebration to War 113 The Changing Social Tapestry in Post-Civil War Lebanon 120 Lebanon's Love-Hate Relationship with Rafiq Hariri, and His Assassination 124 Setting the Stage for War 132 The Start of Hostilities, July 2006 135 Prosecuting the War 137 Conclusion 145 Hezbollah in a Fractured Postwar Lebanon 152 What Next? 157 Glossary 161 Additional Reading 163 Sources Cited 169 Index 173 Acknowledgments 185
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