The Shiʻis of Jabal ʻAmil and the new Lebanon
Subtitle: community and nation-sate, 1918-1943
By: by Tamara Chalabi.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: Shiites -- Lebanon -- ʻĀmil Mountains Region -- History -- 20th century.; ʻĀmil Mountains Region (Lebanon) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.; Lebanon -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century.
Description: "This is an innovative examination of the evolution of the Shi'i Amili identity in the context of local and regional politics in the period of the formation of the "new" Lebanon. It highlights the development of a "politics of demand" and the increased political activism of this community in a time of great change. It also explores how Arab nationalism was transformed from an ideology of opposition and empowerment of marginal communities (whether Arab, Muslim, Christian, or rural) into a tool for the assertion of political domination."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.