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Hezbollah: Born with a Vengeance
Hala Jaber
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Description for Hezbollah: Born with a Vengeance
Hardback. Discusses the Shi'ite Muslim organization and explores the motives and operations behind some of its terrorist attacks. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBTV; HRJ; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Revered by many fundamentalist Shiites and reviled by the West, Hezbollah is considered to be a paradigm for other militant groups wishing to make the promise of Islamic Revolution a reality. Journalist Hala Jaber was granted exclusive and unparalleled access to the inner circle of this organization, and she exposes not only its tactics, but also its history, ideology, and culture.
Revered by many fundamentalist Shiites and reviled by the West, Hezbollah is considered to be a paradigm for other militant groups wishing to make the promise of Islamic Revolution a reality. Journalist Hala Jaber was granted exclusive and unparalleled access to the inner circle of this organization, and she exposes not only its tactics, but also its history, ideology, and culture.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231108348
SKU
V9780231108348
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99-1
About Hala Jaber
Hala Jaber is a British Lebanese journalist born in West Africa and currently writes for The Sunday Times of London.She was awarded the Amnesty International Journalist of the Year Award in 2003. She won Foreign Correspondent of the Year at the British Press Awards in 2005 and 2006 for her coverage of the Iraq War.
Reviews for Hezbollah: Born with a Vengeance
[A] readable account of Hezbollah's rise by an experienced journalist,... [Jaber's work] gives a broad account of the origins of Hezbollah and its expanding influence.
Jon Van Camp International Socialist Review Essential for any who would study the region's past, present, and possible futures. Midwest Book Review: California Bookwatch
Jon Van Camp International Socialist Review Essential for any who would study the region's past, present, and possible futures. Midwest Book Review: California Bookwatch