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Hezbollah : mobilisation and power / Aurélie Daher ; translated from the French by H.W. Randolph.

Author/creator Daher, Aurélie
Other author/creatorRandolph, Henry W.
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Descriptionxi, 428 pages : maps, illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Political Science
Subject(s)
Contents Part I. What is Hezbollah? -- On the origins of Hezbollah: a social and political history of proto-Hezbollah militancies -- Hezbollah, carrying on the Islamic resistance in Lebanon: crystallization of a new militant structure -- Trajectory of an Islam of resistance: from founding to liberation -- Hezbollah, a social entrepreneur? Social action and mobilization, or building the 'resistance society' -- Hezbollah's internal organization: structure, membership, internal operations -- The Hassan Nasrallah phenomenon: leadership and mobilization -- Part II. Mobilization and power or how to survive in a perilous environment (2000-2015) -- "New Middle East", "Cedar Revolution": imperilled gains (2000-2006) -- The thirty-three-day war: the resistance put to the test -- Escalation, collapse, and status quo (August 2006-January 2011) -- The special tribunal for Lebanon and the Syrian conflict: Hezbollah takes the reins -- Hezbollah in the eyes of its public: meaning-making and mobilization -- Conclusion.
Abstract Drawing on first-hand interviews with rank and file members of Hezbollah, the author illuminates the inner workings of this Islamist terrorist group.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 401-412) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018277555
ISBN0190495898
ISBN9780190495893

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