Understanding Hezbollah: The Hegemony Of Resistance (Contemporary Issues In The Middle East) (Paperback)
USYRC
ISBN13:
9780815637165
$35.57
Over the last three decades, Hezbollah has developed from a small radical organization into a major player in the Lebanese, regional, and even international political arenas. Its influence in military issues is well known, but its role in shaping cultural and political activities has not received enough attention. Kanaaneh sheds new light on the organizations successful evolution as a counterhegemonic force in the regions resistance movement, known as Maqawama. Founded on the idea that Islam is a resisting religion, whose real heroes are the poor populations who have finally decided to take action, Hezbollah has shifted its focus to advocate for social justice issues and to attract ordinary activists to its cause. From the mid-1990s on, Hezbollah has built alliances that allow it to pursue soft power in Lebanon, fighting against both the dominant Shiite elites and the Maronite-Sunni, as well as Israeli and US influence in the region. Kanaaneh argues that this perpetual resistancemilitary as well as cultural and politicalis fundamental to Hezbollahs continued success.
- | Author: Abed T. Kanaaneh
- | Publisher: USYRC
- | Publication Date: 2-Sep-21
- | Number of Pages: 264 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0815637160
- | ISBN-13: 9780815637165
- Author:
- Abed T. Kanaaneh
- Publisher:
- USYRC
- Publication Date:
- 2-Sep-21
- Number of pages:
- 264 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 0815637160
- ISBN-13:
- 9780815637165