In the path of Hizbullah

Of the many Islamist groups that have emerged within the Muslim world over the last two decades, perhaps none has had so great an impact on Middle Eastern and International affairs as Hizbullah, the Party of God. This group of mainly Lebanese Shi'ite Muslims gained both infamy and fame by its r...

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1. Verfasser: Hamzeh, A. Nizar (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Hamzeh, Ahmad Nizar (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Syracuse, NY Syracuse University Press 2004
Ausgabe:1. ed.
Schriftenreihe:Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East
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Zusammenfassung:Of the many Islamist groups that have emerged within the Muslim world over the last two decades, perhaps none has had so great an impact on Middle Eastern and International affairs as Hizbullah, the Party of God. This group of mainly Lebanese Shi'ite Muslims gained both infamy and fame by its resort to militancy mixed with political pragmatism in the pursuit of its goals. The oscillation between these two extremes has left most scholars and policymakers perplexed. This book serves as a pathway for understanding not only Hizbullah but also for other Islamist groups and their challenges to contemporary politics. A. Nizar Hamzeh examines the Hizbullah of Lebanon through a structural analysis using original and archival sources. Based on a constructed theoretical framework from a number of theories on crisis conditions, leadership, political parties and guerrilla warfare, In the Path of Hizbullah stands alone in its qualitative and quantitative treatment of one of the most complex contemporary Islamist organizations and provides a view of the party's future.
The Hizbullah complex -- Crisis catalysts to the emergence of Hizbullah -- Islamic juristical ideology -- Clerical leadership and hierarchical structure -- Operational choices : between militancy and gradualist pragmatism -- Conclusion: Hizbullah's Islamist venture
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-184) and index
Beschreibung:X, 196 S
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24 cm
ISBN:0815630530
0-8156-3053-0