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The Shi´a of Lebanon: Clans, Parties and Clerics
Rodger Shanahan
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Description for The Shi´a of Lebanon: Clans, Parties and Clerics
Paperback. 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. This book examines the reasons behind this transformation from a largely rural population dominated by a handful of elite families, to an assertive sectarian force. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 310.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848858145
SKU
V9781848858145
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Ref
99-5
About Rodger Shanahan
Rodger Shanahan is a visiting fellow at the Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific at the University of Sydney, and teaches in the university's Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies.
Reviews for The Shi´a of Lebanon: Clans, Parties and Clerics
'Rodger Shanahan does an amazing job not only by narrating the history of the Shi'a of Lebanon, but also by providing a comprehensive context that makes this book one of the rare books on Lebanon's history.' - Hussein Abdul Hussein, Washington correspondent for the al-Rai newspaper; '...this study provides a framework for understanding all the major Shi'i political trends ... Read more