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Social movement, liberation party or terrorist group? With Hezbollah\u2019s growing involvement in the war in Syria, this study of its impact on Lebanon, drawing heavily on first-hand interviews, could not be more timely.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost forty years after its foundation, Hezbollah remains an enigma. Is it an Islamist terrorist group dedicated to destroying Israel or the first Arab national resistance ever to have defeated Tel Aviv\u2019s troops? Should we look at it as a patriotic and respectable party or a fascist network at the centre of Lebanese political life? Hezbollah intrigues all the more for the difficulty involved in studying it. Its weakening, if not demise, has been announced many times since its inception in the early 1980s. But the fact is that Hezbollah has never stopped growing in power, on the national stage as well as in a regional context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This book has three purposes. It first gives a clear definition of Hezbollah, presenting a thorough history of the party, describing its established internal structure, and the scope of its social and political action. It then explains the evolution of the party\u2019s mobilisation. Finally, it illustrates another path, political but mainly identity-related \u2014 that of the Shiite community, today the main constituent of Lebanese society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This rigorous and richly documented study, drawing on primary sources and hundreds of interviews with members, executives and officials of the party, unveils new aspects of this organisation, of the \u2018Hezbollah phenomenon\u2019 and of Lebanese politics at the turn of the twenty-first century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018The definitive English-language academic resource on the Lebanese Shi\u2019a group Hezbollah \u2026 A triumph of research, this work is highly recommended reading for anyone curious about Lebanese politics.\u2019 \u2014 CHOICE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018Daher dispels a number of myths: that Hezbollah would be a state within a Lebanese state or that its principal goal is Islamic rule. Daher redefines the roles we traditionally attribute to Hezbollah, mouthpiece for the Shiite community, and dwells on its partners\u2019 or adversaries\u2019 perceptions of its activities. Offers a very complete picture.\u2019 \u2014 Le Monde Diplomatique<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018[Daher\u2019s] book offers a comprehensive historical and sociological analysis that stands out for its wealth of empirical detail and for its capacity to question stereotypical views on [Hezbollah].\u2019 \u2014 International Affairs<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018<\/em>Daher offers unprecedented detail on Hezbollah\u2019s structure\u2019. \u2014 The Arab Weekly<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018A long-awaited book, which turns the body of literature on Hezbollah on its head. From now on it will be impossible to study Lebanon\u2019s \u201cParty of God\u201d without readingthis groundbreaking volume.\u2019 \u2014 <\/em>Bernard Rougier, Professor, Universit\u00e9 Sorbonne-Nouvelle and author of Everyday Jihad<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018Daher shares exceptional insights into the origins, structure, leadership and popularity of Hezbollah. This book is admirable for its nuance and richness of detail about the contention for power amongst Shi\u2019i figures, and the party\u2019s central role in resistance to Israel. I highly recommend it.\u2019 \u2014 Augustus Richard Norton, author of Hezbollah: A Short History<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018An encyclopaedic effort at writing what is arguably the richest and most rigorous account of Hezbollah\u2019s political history.\u2019 \u2014 Bashir Saade, Lecturer of Religion and Politics, University of Stirling and author of Hizbullah and the Politics of Remembrance<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018Brilliant, original and engaging, this book is essential reading for generalists and specialists alike.\u2019 \u2014 Dale F. Eickelman, co-author of Muslim Politics<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Author(s)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Aur\u00e9lie Daher<\/strong> is Associate Professor at Universit\u00e9 Paris-Dauphine and at Sciences Po, Paris; a former postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oxford (2010\u20132011 and 2016\u20132017); and a former postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University (2012\u20132013). Her work focuses on Hezbollah, Shiism, and Lebanese and Middle Eastern politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paperback<\/p>\n\n\n\n May 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9781911723448<\/p>\n\n\n\n 448pp<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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