| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Notes; 1 The Shi'a in Lebanese History; Shi'ism in Lebanon; Notes; 2 Shi'a Society by Numbers; Agriculture and the Shi'a Community; Unequal Development and Relative Deprivation; Exodus and Proletarianization; Emigration Overseas and the Birth of a Shi'a Bourgeoisie; The Persistence of Communal and Regional Links; Notes; 3 Traditionalism and Revolution; Confessionalism and the Communal Balance of Power; Nasirism and Arab Nationalism; Alienation and Radicalism; Notes |
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4 Leader and MovementNotes; 5 Mythos and Praxis; Notes; Conclusion; Notes; Appendix 1: Lineage of the Twelve Imams; Appendix 2: Kfarshuba and its Modern Decline; Appendix 3: L'Enquete par Sondage sur la Population Active au Liban; Appendix 4: Lebanon during the Civil War; Appendix 5: Work Conditions at the Ghandur Factory; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Book and Author |
| Summary |
A Lebanon Defied focuses on the constitutive role of the Shi'a masses in the movement led by Sayyid Musa al-Sadr in Lebanon. It explores the origins of this Shi'a movement and its determination to become a major participant in a sharply reformed Lebanese polity |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ṣadr, Mūsá.
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Ṣadr, Mūsá |
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Shīʻah -- Lebanon -- History -- 20th century
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Politics and government.
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Shīʻah.
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Lebanon -- Politics and government -- 1946-
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Lebanon.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0429042221 |
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0429702728 |
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0429722737 |
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0429742746 |
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9780429042225 |
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9780429702723 |
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9780429722738 |
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9780429742743 |
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