The book examines the Hezbollah movement from a multidisciplinary, comprehensive, historical, and systematic perspective to explain how it has evolved since its inception in the early 1980s to the present.

Autorentext
DR. AZANI currently serves as deputy executive director of the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya.

Inhalt
Preface Social Protest Movements: Theoretical Framework Development of Social Movements in Muslim society; the Phenomenon and its Characteristics The Shiite Community in Lebanon, and the Background for Hezbollah's Emergence Expansion and Institutionalization of the Movement: Constraints and Adaptation Political Institutionalization and Public Discourse: Adaptation and Legitimization Hezbollah as a Player in the Lebanese Political Arena: Mutual Influences Hezbollah as a Regional Player Hezbollah as a Player in the International Arena Hezbollah between the IDF's Withdrawal from Lebanon on May 2000 and the Second Lebanon War, July 2006 Summary and Conclusions