Religion, national identity, and confessional politics in Lebanon: the challenge of Islamism
Rabil, Robert G.
Against a background of weak and contested national identity and capricious interaction between religious affiliation and confessional politics, this book illustrates in detailed analysis this 'comprehensive' project of Islamism according to its ideological and practical evolutionary change. ROBERT RABIL is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies inthe Political Science Department at Florida Atlantic University, USA. INDICE: Greater Lebanon and the National Pact: The Elusiveness of NationalIdentity - The Confessional System Between Lebanonism and Pan-Arabism - Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyah and Fathi Yakan: The Pioneer of Sunni Islamic Activism in Lebanon - The Reassertion of Sectarianism and the Rise of Islamism - The Islamists and the Political System: Al-Infitah and Lebanonization - The Praxis of Islamism and Syrian Suzerainty - The Takeover of Beirut: The Struggle for the State - The Future of Islamism in Lebanon
- ISBN: 978-0-230-11654-2
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Fecha Publicación: 19/08/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés