TY  - BOOK
AU  - Norton,Augustus R.
TI  - Hezbollah: a short history 
T2  - Princeton studies in Muslim politics
SN  - 9780691141077 (pbk.)
AV  - JQ 1828  N882h 2009
U1  - 324.25692/082 22
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Princeton
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Hizballah (Lebanon)
KW  - Shiites
KW  - Lebanon
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Islam and politics
KW  - Geopolitics
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Islamismo y política
KW  - Líbano
KW  - Chiitas
KW  - Política y gobierno
KW  - Geopolítica
KW  - Medio Oriente
KW  - 1975-1990
KW  - 1990-
N1  - Originally published: 2007; Includes bibliographical references and index; Origins and prehistory of Hezbollah.  The rise of Shi°i politics from the mid-twentieth century to the Lebanese Civil War ; The role of Musa al-Sadr ; The resurgence of Amal -- The founding of Hezbollah.  The Iraq connection ; The 1982 Israeli invasion ; Hezbollah emerges ; The Hezbollah worldview ; Implementing the design -- Being a Shi°i Muslim in the twenty-first century.  Ritual and identity ; The intersection of ritual and politics -- Resistance, terrorism, and violence in Lebanon.  Hezbollah and terrorism ; Occupation in Southern Lebanon ; The "rules of the game" ; The 2000 Israeli withdrawal -- Playing politics.  Hezbollah's decision to participate ; Municipal elections ; The revolt of the hungry ; The rich texture of Shi°i institutions -- From celebration to war.  The changing social tapestry in post-civil war Lebanon ; Lebanon's love-hate relationship with Rafiq al-Hariri, and his assassination ; Setting the stage for war ; The start of hostilities, July 2006 ; Prosecuting the war -- Conclusion.  Hezbollah in a fractured postwar Lebanon ; What next? -- Afterword to the paperback edition -- Glossary
N2  - With unmatched clarity and authority, the author tells how Hezbollah developed, how it has evolved, and what direction it might take in the future
ER  -