The Shiʻa of Lebanon clans, parties and clerics
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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London
Tauris Academic Studies
2005
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| Schriftenreihe: | Library of modern Middle East studies
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| Online-Zugang: | DE-1046 DE-1047 Volltext |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-194) and index Ch. 1. The Shi'a and Lebanon -- Ch. 2. The rise and fall of the traditional Zu'ama -- Ch. 3. An alternative path : Shi'a participation in political parties -- Ch. 4. The emergent leadership : political participation of the clergy The Shi'a of Lebanon have emerged in the last twenty years to become a major force in Lebanese politics having long been a marginalized political community. Rodger Shanahan's book 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 of Shi'a parties such as Amal and Hizballah |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 208 p.) |
| ISBN: | 1423744365 1850437661 9781423744368 9781850437666 |