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Hezbollah

A Short History

by Augustus Richard Norton

Hezbollah

Hardcover, 187 pages, Princeton Univ Pr, List Price: $16.95 | purchase

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Book Summary

A guide to understanding the complexities and paradoxes of a group that remains entrenched at the heart of Middle East politics describes how Hezbollah developed, how it has evolved, and what direction it may take in the future.

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From Norton, a Brief History of Hezbollah

Augustus Richard Norton, a Boston University professor of international relations and anthropology, has written about Lebanon for 25 years; he's a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and an expert on Shiite political movements, including Hezbollah. His new book is Hezbollah: A Short History.

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