TY - BOOK AU - Norton,Augustus R. TI - Hezbollah: a short history SN - 9780691131245 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - JQ1828.A98 N67 2007 U1 - 324.25692/082 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Hizballah (Lebanon) KW - Shiites KW - Lebanon KW - Politics and government KW - Islam and politics KW - Geopolitics KW - Middle East KW - 1975-1990 KW - 1990- N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006100594-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0708/2006100594-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0734/2006100594-b.html UR - http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0f6x3-aa ER -