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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964365703321

Autore

Dionigi Filippo

Titolo

Hezbollah, Islamist Politics, and International Society / / by Filippo Dionigi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014

ISBN

9781349486885

1349486884

9781137403025

1137403020

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.) : 4 figures

Collana

Middle East Today, , 2945-7025

Disciplina

324.5692/082

324.5692082

Soggetti

Islamic fundamentalism - Lebanon

Islam and politics - Lebanon

International Relations

Middle Eastern Politics

Political Science

Political Theory

Political History

Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law

Lebanon Politics and government 1975-1990

Lebanon Politics and government 1990-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction: Studying the Impact of International Norms on Islamist Politics 2. The Western Critique of Liberalism: Communitarianism 3. Islamist Critiques of Liberalism: 'Abduh, Qutb, al-Sadr and Khomeini 4. Islamism as Communitarianism: A comparative Analysis 5. The Rise of Political Shi'ism in Lebanon 6. Non-Combatant Immunity and Israel-Hezbollah Wars: The Case of the April Understanding 7. Hezbollah and Human Rights Legislation in the Lebanese Parliament 8. Hezbollah and



UNSC Resolutions 1559 and 1701 9. Community, Person and International Norms in Hezbollah's Political Language: Comparing the 1985 Open Letter and the 2009 Political Document 10. Conclusions: the Impact of International Norms on Islamist Politics --Notes --  Bibliography --  Index.

Sommario/riassunto

How do the norms of the liberal international order affect the activity of Islamist movements? This book analyzes and assesses the extent to which Islamist groups, which have traditionally attempted to shield their communities from "alien" moral conceptions, have been affected by the rules and principles that regulate international society. Through an analysis of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Filippo Dionigi concludes that international norms are among the most significant factors changing Islamist politics. The result is a precarious but innovative equilibrium in which Islamists are forced to rethink idea of an allegedly "authentic" Islamic morality and the legitimacy of international norms.