| The Shi'a of Lebanon: Clans, Parties and Clerics Contributor(s): Shanahan, Rodger (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848858140 ISBN-13: 9781848858145 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $30.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - General - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Social Science | Islamic Studies |
| Dewey: 322.109 |
| Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |