Hezbollah : a short history / Augustus Richard Norton.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-171) and index.

Origins and prehistory of Hezbollah : The rise of Shi'i politics from the mid-twentieth century to the Lebanese civil war ; The role of Musa al-Sadr ; The resurgence of Amal--The founding of Hezbollah : The Iraq connection ; The 1982 Israeli invasion ;Hezbollah emerges ; The Hezbollah worldview ; Implementing design--Being a Shi'a Muslim in the twentieth century : Ritual and identity ; The intersection of ritual and politics--Resistance, terrorism, and violence in Lebanon : Hezbollah an terrorism ; Occupation in southern Lebanon ; The "rules of the game" ; The 2000 Israeli withdrawal--Playing politics : Hezbollah's decision to participate ; Municipal elections ; The revolt of the hungry ; The rich texture of shi'i institutions--From celebration to war : The changing social tapestry in post-civil war Lebanon ; Lebanon's love-hate relationship with Rafiq Hariri, and his assassins ; Setting the stage for war ; The start of hostilities, July 2006 ; Prosecuting the war