Bashir Saade (University of Edinburgh)

Hizbullah and the Politics of Remembrance

Writing the Lebanese Nation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Middle East Studies
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 159mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9781107101814
• ISBN-10: 1107101816
• Artikelnr.: 45154290

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.