The Changing Ideology of Hezbollah - Insurgencies and Civil War in the Middle East

An analysis of the changing ideology of Hezbollah from its foundation to the present moment, this book charts Hezbollah's trajectory from resistance/terrorist group to domestic political player and key belligerent in the Syrian War. It argues that policy shifts vis-a-vis Israel, participation in democracy, commitment to theocracy, and supporting patron-states (Syria, Iran) show that the organisation is fundamentally pragmatic and oriented by interest, shifting its ideology where necessary to suit its pragmatic goals.

Product details

• Authors: AL ALOOSY MASSAAB, Massaab Al-Aloosy
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.06.2020, delayed
• EAN: 9781838602000
• ISBN: 978-1-83860-200-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; Political Ideologies, HISTORY / Middle East / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Radicalism, Islamic Studies, Revolutionary groups & movements, Middle Eastern history, Political ideologies and movements, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Revolutionary groups and movements, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions