UID:
almahu_9949386586102882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9781000390209
,
1000390209
,
9781003126232
,
1003126235
,
9781000390162
,
1000390160
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ; 107
Content:
"This book examines Lebanese political parties and their encounters with modernity. Taking three, mainly Christian parties as an example, the book refutes the idea of Middle Eastern parties being backwards or antiquated. By combining historical and anthropological perspectives, it is shown that these parties stand for normativities of modernity. Lebanese, as well as Middle Eastern parties in general, have a rather poor reputation: they are considered family-based, ideologically meaningless, tailored solely to their leadership, and non-modern. Contrastingly, this book claims that the concept of the "real party" corresponds to an encounter with modernity and that these parties, although dysfunctional in parts, are better than their reputation. Most importantly, Lebanese parties are taking the nation-state as their central reference point, as they recognise it as the legitimate form of societal organization. The volume claims that important constituents of modernity, such as the individual, the nation, secularity, progress, and representing the people (demos), serve for the parties in question as resources of utopian elements. Bringing Lebanese political parties into a global debate on modernity, the book tackles the notion of parties of the Middle East being non-modern. It will be of interest to scholars researching political science, political history and the Middle East"--
Note:
Theoretical Concepts -- The Emergence of Political Parties in Lebanon -- The Lebanese Civil War.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Thuselt, Christian. Lebanese political parties Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. ISBN 9780367647759
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003126232
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003126232
