05851cam a2200709Ii 4500 ocn835789154 OCoLC 20200709055644.0 m d cr ||||||a|||| 120719t20122012mauab ob 001 0 eng d CN8ML eng pn rda CN8ML OCLCF OCLCO YDXCP N$T UMC E7B CUS OL$ DKDLA JSTOR LLB OCL DEBBG N$T EBLCP OCLCQ DEBSZ OCLCQ LOA CUS TVG JBG AGLDB MOR PIFAG MERUC OCLCQ ZCU IOG DEGRU OCL U3W EZ9 COCUF STF WRM OCLCQ VTS ICG OCLCA OCLCQ LEAUB VT2 WYU TKN DKC WAU 818143113 851241065 959330784 959536692 959596928 959650418 960206685 961547395 962603351 988468458 992094063 993080909 993082149 1037940902 1038583103 1055341969 1065867839 1087357122 9780674067523 (electronic book) 0674067525 (electronic book) 9780674066519 (cloth) 0674066510 (cloth) 502798 (N$T) (OCoLC)835789154 (OCoLC)818143113 (OCoLC)851241065 (OCoLC)959330784 (OCoLC)959536692 (OCoLC)959596928 (OCoLC)959650418 (OCoLC)960206685 (OCoLC)961547395 (OCoLC)962603351 (OCoLC)988468458 (OCoLC)992094063 (OCoLC)993080909 (OCoLC)993082149 (OCoLC)1037940902 (OCoLC)1038583103 (OCoLC)1055341969 (OCoLC)1065867839 (OCoLC)1087357122 eng fre aw----- a-le--- JQ1828.A98 H6219513 2012eb POL 008000 bisacsh POL 016000 bisacsh 324.25692/084 23 MAIN Avon, Dominique, author. Hezbollah. English Hezbollah : a history of the "Party of God" / Dominique Avon and Anais-Trissa Khatchadourian ; translated by Jane Marie Todd. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2012. ©2012 1 online resource (244 pages) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier OldControl:harvard. 9780674067523. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Part I. The "Party of God" : an itinerary (1982-2009). 1. 1982/1985-1991 : a militia of professional revolutionaries for the disinherited fringe -- 2. 1992-2000 : a state within the state, the Vietcong in the heart of Singapore -- 3. 2000-2009 : a model of recovered pride, a contested national party -- Part II. Documents of the Hezbollah -- Open letter, February 16, 1985 -- Political charter, November 30, 2009 -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Lexicon -- Appendix B: Portraits -- Appendix C: Cadres of the Hezbollah. For 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. Print version record. Master record variable field(s) change: 610 Hizballah (Lebanon) History. Shiites Lebanon Politics and government. Islam and politics Lebanon. Geopolitics Middle East. Lebanon Politics and government 1975-1990. Lebanon Politics and government 1990- POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process Elections. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process General. bisacsh Electronic books. lcgft Khatchadourian, Anaïs-Trissa, author. Todd, Jane Marie, 1957- translator. Print version: Avon, Dominique. Hezbollah. English. Hezbollah. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012 9780674066519 (DLC) 2012007747 (OCoLC)779607097 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=502798 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=502798 EBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection Available to Stanford-affiliated users. De Gruyter DEGR 9780674067523 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL3301168 ebrary EBRY ebr10623022 EBSCOhost EBSC 502798 YBP Library Services YANK 9663341 92 N$T 52005 52005