The Shifts in Hizbullah's Ideology - Religious Ideology, Political Ideology, and Political Program (Paperback)

As the recent war in Lebanon demonstrated, an understanding of the Lebanese Shi'ite militant group Hizbullah remains an important component of any attempt to solve the problems of the Middle East. "The Shifts in Hizbullah's Ideology" provides an in-depth analysis of the group's motivations, tracking the changes it has undergone since Hizbullah's founding by Lebanese Shi'ite clergy in 1978. Joseph Alagha demonstrates that Hizbullah, driven at its founding chiefly by religious concerns, in the latter half of the 1980s became a full-fledged social movement, with a structure and ideology aimed at social change. Further changes in the 1990s led to Hizbullah's becoming a mainstream political party--but without surrendering its militarism or willingness to use violence to advance its ends.
In tracking these changes, "The Shifts in Hizbullah's Ideology" covers such disparate topics as Hizbullah's views of jihad, suicide and martyrdom, integration, pan-Islamism, anti-Zionism, and the relationship with Israel and the United States. It will be necessary reading for both scholars and policymakers.

General

Imprint:	Amsterdam University Press
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	ISIM Dissertations
Release date:	May 2006
First published:	February 2006
Authors:	Joseph Alagha
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	380
ISBN-13:	978-90-5356-910-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General Promotions
LSN:	90-5356-910-3
Barcode:	9789053569108

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