The Shi'a of Lebanon: Clans, Parties and Clerics
Author:   Rodger Shanahan
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Volume:   v. 49
ISBN:  

9781848858145


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   20 May 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Rodger Shanahan
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Volume:   v. 49
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.310kg
ISBN:  

9781848858145


ISBN 10:   1848858140
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   20 May 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Chapter 1: The Shi'a and Lebanon Chapter 2: The Rise and Fall of the Traditional Zu'ama Chapter 3: An Alternative Path: Shi'a Participation in Political Parties Chapter 4: The Emergent Leadership: Political Participation of the Clergy Conclusion

Reviews

'Rodger Shanahan does an amazing job not only by narrating the history of the Shi'a of Lebanon, but also by providing a comprehensive context that makes this book one of the rare books on Lebanon's history.' - Hussein Abdul Hussein, Washington correspondent for the al-Rai newspaper; '...this study provides a framework for understanding all the major Shi'i political trends across the twentieth century.' - Max Weiss, Assistant Professor of History and Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University


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Rodger Shanahan is a visiting fellow at the Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific at the University of Sydney, and teaches in the university's Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies.

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