LEADER 04072nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910818981303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-674-07031-3 010 $a0-674-06752-5 024 7 $a10.4159/harvard.9780674067523 035 $a(CKB)2670000000276640 035 $a(OCoLC)818143113 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10623022 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000755920 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11467419 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000755920 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10732116 035 $a(PQKB)10941650 035 $a(DE-B1597)177955 035 $a(OCoLC)835789154 035 $a(OCoLC)979575483 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674067523 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3301168 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10623022 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3301168 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000276640 100 $a20120307d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHezbollah$b[electronic resource] $ea history of the "party of god" /$fby Dominique Avon and Anai?s-Trissa Khatchadourian ; translated by Jane Marie Todd 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cHarvard University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-674-06651-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 1982/1985-1991: a militia of professional revolutionaries for the disinherited fringe -- 1999-2000: a state within the state, the Vietcong in the heart of Singapore -- 2000-2009: a model of restored pride, a contested national party -- Documents of the hezbollah: open letter, february 16, 1985; political charter, november 30, 2009. 330 $aFor thirty years, Hezbollah has played a pivotal role in Lebanese and global politics. That visibility has invited Hezbollah's lionization and vilification by outside observers, and at the same time has prevented a clear-eyed view of Hezbollah's place in the history of the Middle East and its future course of action. Dominique Avon and Anaïs-Trissa Khatchadourian provide here a nonpartisan account which offers insights into Hezbollah that Western media have missed or misunderstood. Now part of the Lebanese government, Hezbollah nevertheless remains in tension with both the transnational Shiite community and a religiously diverse Lebanon. Calling for an Islamic regime would risk losing critical allies at home, but at the same time Hezbollah's leaders cannot say that a liberal regime is the solution for the future. Consequently, they use the ambiguous expression "civil but believer state." What happens when an organization founded as a voice of "revolution" and then "resistance" occupies a position of power, yet witnesses the collapse of its close ally, Syria? How will Hezbollah's voice evolve as the party struggles to reconcile its regional obligations with its religious beliefs? The authors' analyses of these key questions-buttressed by their clear English translations of foundational documents, including Hezbollah's open letter of 1985 and its 2009 charter, and an in-depth glossary of key theological and political terms used by the party's leaders-make Hezbollah an invaluable resource for all readers interested in the future of this volatile force. 606 $aShiites$zLebanon$xPolitics and government 606 $aIslam and politics$zLebanon 606 $aGeopolitics$zMiddle East 607 $aLebanon$xPolitics and government$y1975-1990 607 $aLebanon$xPolitics and government$y1990- 615 0$aShiites$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aIslam and politics 615 0$aGeopolitics 676 $a324.25692/084 700 $aAvon$b Dominique$01203705 701 $aKhatchadourian$b Anai?s-Trissa$01203706 701 $aTodd$b Jane Marie$f1957-$01120671 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818981303321 996 $aHezbollah$94120806 997 $aUNINA