The Shi‘is of Jabal ‘Amil and the New Lebanon
The Shi‘is of Jabal ‘Amil and the New Lebanon
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2006
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First
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The Shi‘is of Jabal ‘Amil and the New Lebanon
Tamara Chalabi 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, into a tool for the assertion of political domination.