The Shi'a of Lebanon
Subtitle: Clans, Parties and Clerics (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)
Publisher: Tauris Academic Studies
Published: October 13, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781850437666
Subjects: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; History: World; History; Politics / Current Events; Lebanon; Government - National; Political Science / Government / National; Europe - Baltic States; Politics - Current Events
First sentence: The struggle for political empowerment by ethnic and religious communities is a recurring theme in the history of the Middle East.