Format:
1 Online-Ressource (232 pages)
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2020 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Edition:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9780755611560
Content:
Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Shi'a and Lebanon -- Chapter 2: The Rise and Fall of the Traditional Zu'ama -- Chapter 3: An Alternative Path: Shi'a -- Participation in Political -- Parties -- Chapter 4: The Emergent Leadership: Political -- Participation of the Clergy -- Conclusion.
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, through independence and the bloody civil war of the 1970s and 1980s to the withdrawal of Israeli forces from South Lebanon in 2000. Here, for the first time in paperback, Shanahan also examines the more recent controversies and crises of the 2006 War with Israel and the death of Ayatollah Muhammad Fadlallah.〈"〉--Bloomsbury Publishing
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Also issued in print.
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781848858145
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781850437666
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9780755611560
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