CONTENT: Introduction -- Lebanon's sectarian system -- Legitimacy, authority and resistance -- Violence and legitimacy in the Lebanese context, 1985-2010 -- Sovereignty, international relations and the curious case of Hizballah -- The special tribunal for Lebanon -- Conclusion.
Framing and analysing Hizballah through the perspective of the 'resistance society'; an articulation of identity politics that informs the violent and non-violent political strategies of the movement, Abboud and Muller demonstrate how Hizballah poses a challenge to the Lebanese …
Hezbollah and Hamas are players in Middle Eastern politics and have a growing involvement in global events. Despite their different beginnings, they share a common denominator in Israel. This title offers an analysis of their histories and political missions that moves beyond re…
Hezbollah and Hamas are major players in Middle Eastern politics and have a growing involvement in global events. Despite their strikingly different beginnings, they share a common denominator-an adversary in Israel. Hezbollah and Hamas draws from primary interviews and document…
Hezbollah and Hamas are major players in Middle Eastern politics and have a growing involvement in global events. Despite their strikingly different beginnings, they share a common denominator - an adversary in Israel. Hezbollah and Hamas draws from primary interviews and docume…