Jihad in the City - Militant Islam and Contentious Politics in Tripoli

An examination of militant Islamists in Tripoli, Lebanon during the 1980s, showing how they were shaped by both grand ideologies and local contexts.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Tales of a rebel city; 2. Neighbourhood Islamism; 3. The emergence of Tawhid; 4. A vernacular Islamist ideology; 5. Social jihad; 6. The illusion of religious violence; 7. The geopolitics of Islamism; 8. The downfall of Tawhid; Conclusion.

About the author

Raphaël Lefèvre is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford. He is the author of Ashes of Hama: the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria (2013). His PhD thesis was awarded the Best Dissertation Prize by the Syrian Studies Association as well as the Bill Gates Sr Prize. He was previously a Research Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's office in Beirut, where he published on Middle Eastern politics and Islamist movements.

Summary

Examining a militant Islamist movement, Tawhid, which implemented an 'Islamic Emirate' over the Lebanese city of Tripoli in the 1980s, this study uses this turbulent backdrop to develop broader insights into the impact of ideologies and local contexts on social movements, rebel groups and terrorist organizations.

Product details

• Authors: Raphael (University of Oxford) Lefevre, Raphaël Lefèvre
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781108444989
• ISBN: 978-1-108-44498-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Islam, HISTORY / Middle East / General, Lebanon, Terrorism, armed struggle, Tripoli, Middle Eastern history