Format:
Online-Ressource (221 p)
ISBN:
9781850437666
Content:
The Shi'a of Lebanon have emerged in the last 30 years to become a major force in Lebanese politics, having previously long been a marginalised political community. Here, Rodger Shanahan examines the reasons behind this transformation from a largely rural population dominated by a handful of elite families, to an assertive sectarian force whose new-found power is exemplified by the emergence and influence of Shi'i political parties, most notably Hezbollah. In this unique and perceptive study, Shanahan explores the development of the Shi'i community from the imposition of French mandatory rule
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Cover; Contents; List of Maps, Figures and Tables; Notes on Transliteration; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One - The Shi'a and Lebanon; The Emergence of a Shi'a Identity: Historical Background; Establishment of the Shi'a in Lebanon; Development of Leadership Systems in Lebanon; The Role of the Shi'a within the Indigenous Leadership; Institutional Political Development in Lebanon during the Late Ottoman Period; Mandatory Power and the Creation of the Republic; The 1932 Census and teh National Pact; The Population Movements of the 1960s
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An Overview of Early Shi'a Political DevelopmentChapter Two - The Rise and Fall of the Traditional Zu'ama; The Nature of the Za'im; Background to the Lebanese Zu'ama; Political Motivation of the Zu'ama; Ottoman-Era Political Involvement in Formal Institutions; Arab and Lebanese Nationalism and the Zu'ama; Lebanese versus Syrian Nationalism; Adoption of Formal Political Institutions during the Mandatory Period; Zu'ama, Political Parties and Alliance Building; Political Threats to the Zu'ama; Decline of the Zu'ama; The Civil War and the Traditional Zu'ama
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The Future of the Shi'a Zu'ama in Post Civil War LebanonChapter Three - An Alternative Path: Shi'a Participation in Political Parties; The Place of Political Parties; Pre-Independence Political Parties; Independence and Political Parties; Syrian and Arab Nationalists; The Radical Leftist Parties; Political Parties during the Civil War; The Creation of Amal; The Development of Hizbullah; Political Parties in the Post Civil War Environment; Amal in the Post Civil War Environment; Hizbullah in Contemporary Lebanon; Shi'a and Other Political Parties after Ta'if
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Chapter Four - The Emergent Leadership: Political Participation of the ClergyThe Role of the Shi'a Clerics; Early Shi'a Jurists in Modern-Day Lebanon; Influences on 'Amili Scholars; The Influence of Non-Lebanese Intellectuals; Lebanese Shi'a 'Ulama Activism; The Political Ideologues; Clerical Political Leaders; The 'Ulama and Political Groups; Conclusion; Notes; Index
Additional Edition:
9780857716781
Additional Edition:
Print version Shi'a of Lebanon : Clans, Parties and Clerics
Language:
English
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