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Author Norton, Augustus R.

Title Hezbollah : a short history / Augustus Richard Norton
Published Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2007]
©2007

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Description 187 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Series Princeton studies in Muslim politics
Princeton studies in Muslim politics.
Contents Ch. 1. Origins and prehistory of Hezbollah -- Ch. 2. The founding of Hezbollah -- Ch. 3. Being a Shi'a Muslim in the twentieth century -- Ch. 4. Resistance, terrorism, and violence in Lebanon -- Ch. 5. Playing politics -- Ch. 6. From celebration to war
Summary "Most policymakers in the United States and Israel have it wrong. Hezbollah isn't a simple terrorist organisation - nor is it likely to disappear soon." "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."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-171) and index
Subject Hizballah (Lebanon)
Geopolitics -- Middle East.
Islam and politics -- Lebanon.
Shiites -- Lebanon -- Politics and government.
SUBJECT Lebanon -- Politics and government -- 1975-1990. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85075642
Lebanon -- Politics and government -- 1990- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98002763
LC no. 2006100594
ISBN 0691131244 hardback
9780691131245 hardback