Hizbu'llah: Politics And Religion

by Amal Saad-Ghorayeb

Book Overview

Hizbu'llah is the largest and most prominent political party in Lebanon, and one of the most renowned Islamist movements in the world. In this book, Amal Saad-Ghorayeb examines the organisation's understanding of jihad and how this, together with its belief in martyrdom, brought about the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Lebanon in May 2000. Saad-Ghorayeb explores the nature of the party's struggle against the West by studying its views...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745317928
• ISBN13: 9780745317922
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.6"