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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Prologue to the New Paperback Edition
Prologue
Chapter 1 Origins and Prehistory of Hezbollah
The Rise of Shiʿi Politics from the Mid-twentieth Century to the Lebanese Civil War
The Role of Musa al-Sadr
The Resurgence of Amal
Chapter 2 The Founding of Hezbollah
The Iraq Connection
The 1982 Israeli Invasion
Hezbollah Emerges
The Hezbollah Worldview
Implementing the Design
Chapter 3 Being a Shi`i Muslim in the Twenty-first Century
Ritual and Identity
The Intersection of Ritual and Politics
Chapter 4 Resistance, Terrorism, and Violence in Lebanon
Hezbollah and Terrorism
Occupation in Southern Lebanon
The “Rules of the Game”
The 2000 Israeli Withdrawal
Chapter 5 Playing Politics
Hezbollah’s Decision to Participate
Municipal Elections
The Revolt of the Hungry
The Rich Texture of Shi”i Institutions
Chapter 6 From Celebration to War
The Changing Social Tapestry in Post–Civil War Lebanon
Lebanon’s Love-Hate Relationship with Rafiq al-Hariri, and His Assassination
Setting the Stage for War
The Start of Hostilities, July 2006
Prosecuting the War
Conclusion
Hezbollah in a Fractured Postwar Lebanon
What Next?
Afterword to the Paperback Edition
Glossary
Additional Reading
Sources Cited
Index
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