Hezbollah: A Short History (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics)
by Augustus Richard Norton
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Author: Augustus Richard NortonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-01-19
ISBN: 069114107X
Number of pages: 216
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Book Reviews of Hezbollah: A Short History (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics)
Book Review: Fragments on Hezbollah
Summary: 3 Stars
This is more like a collection of notes for an eventual history than a history itself--it offers neither connected narrative nor any other kind of systematization, and as the reader is not prepared for this by anything in the title, it is difficult to suppress disappointment. Particularly disappointing to me are the treatments of the origins of Hezbollah (which are left indeterminate) and of the 2006 war with Israel (which don't add substantially to the newspaper accounts I remember). As I had been especially interested in precisely these two points, the sketchiness here was conspicuous.
This collection of observations has some values, however. I found the discussion of the shift in meaning of the Ashurah celebrations over the last generation interesting: Norton claims that these have been transformed from commemorations of Shia powerlessness in the world into assertions of Shiite heroism and capacity for self-help. This is not argued so much as simply asserted, but it is interesting nonetheless. Also useful was the attention paid to the relationship between the rival Lebanese Shiite movement Amal and Hezbollah, about which I knew nothing.
Summary of Hezbollah: A Short History (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics)
Most policymakers in the United States and Israel have it wrong: Hezbollah isn't a simple terrorist organization--nor is it likely to disappear any time soon. Following Israel's war against Hezbollah in the summer of 2006, the Shi'i group--a hybrid of militia, political party, and social services and public works provider--remains very popular in the Middle East. After Lebanon tottered close to disaster, Hezbollah and its allies gained renewed political power in Beirut. The most lucid, informed, and balanced analysis of the group yet written, Hezbollah is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the Middle East. A new afterword brings readers up to date on Hezbollah's most recent actions.
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