Hizbullah and the Politics of Remembrance - Writing the Lebanese Nation

This book explores Hizbullah's understanding of 'being Lebanese' to meet evolving political challenges and gain influence within Lebanon and the wider region.

Sommario

Introduction; 1. Mapping the ground of Hizbullah's ideological production; 2. Martyrology and conceptions of time in Hizbullah's writing practices; 3. Imagining the Lebanese Christians through writing history; 4. The debt to the left and the enemy: the politics of resistance; 5. Confronting the state: writing space and Hizbullah's politics of legitimacy; Epilogue. Confronting the state: between party and community; Conclusion.

Info autore

Bashir Saade is a Teaching Fellow in Politics and International Relations at the University of Edinburgh. Previously a Lecturer at the American University of Beirut, he holds a Ph.D. in War Studies from King's College London. He focuses on the subject of culture and how language and symbols affect political processes. Saade's current research aims at proposing new perspectives on understanding the relations between Islamic movements and states.

Riassunto

Focusing on the writings and media contributions of intellectuals, journalists, and members associated with Hizbullah, Bashir Saade demonstrates that the party has developed its own understanding of 'being Lebanese' that it reproduces and deploys in varying combinations to meet evolving political challenges.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bashir Saade, Bashir (University of Edinburgh) Saade, Saade Bashir
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781107499386
• ISBN: 978-1-107-49938-6
• Pagine: 188
• Serie: Cambridge Middle East Studies; Cambridge Middle East Studies
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, Nationalism, Lebanon, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Revolutionary groups & movements, Social and cultural anthropology, Revolutionary groups and movements, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions