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For thirty years, Hezbollah has played a pivotal role in Lebanese
and global politics. That visibility has invited Hezbollah's
lionization and vilification by outside observers, and at the same
time has prevented a clear-eyed view of Hezbollah's place in the
history of the Middle East and its future course of action.
Dominique Avon and Anais-Trissa Khatchadourian provide here a
nonpartisan account which offers insights into Hezbollah that
Western media have missed or misunderstood. Now part of the
Lebanese government, Hezbollah nevertheless remains in tension with
both the transnational Shiite community and a religiously diverse
Lebanon. Calling for an Islamic regime would risk losing critical
allies at home, but at the same time Hezbollah's leaders cannot say
that a liberal regime is the solution for the future. Consequently,
they use the ambiguous expression "civil but believer state." What
happens when an organization founded as a voice of "revolution" and
then "resistance" occupies a position of power, yet witnesses the
collapse of its close ally, Syria? How will Hezbollah's voice
evolve as the party struggles to reconcile its regional obligations
with its religious beliefs? The authors' analyses of these key
questions-buttressed by their clear English translations of
foundational documents, including Hezbollah's open letter of 1985
and its 2009 charter, and an in-depth glossary of key theological
and political terms used by the party's leaders-make Hezbollah an
invaluable resource for all readers interested in the future of
this volatile force.
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