Chapter 2. The Founding of Hezbollah

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue to the Third Edition xi
4. Prologue xxi
5. Chapter 1. Origins and Prehistory of Hezbollah 1
6. Chapter 2. The Founding of Hezbollah 17
7. Chapter 3. Being a Shiʿi Muslim in the Twenty- first Century 36
8. Chapter 4. Resistance, Terrorism, and Violence in Lebanon 58
9. Chapter 5. Playing Politics 83
10. Chapter 6. From Celebration to War 100
11. Chapter 7. Acclaim Gives Way to Enmity 141
12. Chapter 8. Hezbollah’s Syrian Entanglement 178
13. Conclusion 197
14. Glossary 213
15. Additional Reading 215
16. Sources Cited 221
17. Index 227
18. Acknowledgments 249