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Explains Hezbollah’s ceaseless drive for survival and the unintended, tragic consequences it has generatedWhat drives Hezbollah’s political behaviour? For three decades we believed that the impetus of establishing an Islamic state in Lebanon was its main goal. This book disagrees. Drawn from over fifteen years of research, it traces Hezbollah’s political trajectory, or socialisation process, from its birth in 1982 to 2017. It identifies the religio-political identity and doctrine that inspire Hezbollah and the politico-strategic goals that motivate it. It argues that war-making with Israel has driven Hezbollah’s socialisation in Lebanon and the region, transforming the Islamist movement from a loose organization into one of the world’s most powerful and sophisticated armed political movements.Key FeaturesUses a theoretical framework rooted in the intellectual tradition of Historical Sociology to offer a new conceptualisation of Hezbollah as an armed political movementDraws from International Relations and Sociological theories to advance an explanation of the causes and consequences of Hezbollah’s socialisation processUses field interviews in Lebanon, speeches and religio-political writings of Hezbollah officials, testaments of its fighters, and party communiquésShows how Hezbollah’s motivation to make war with Israel has generated unintended consequences including security paradoxes, political conformity, and ethical dilemmas

Shiites --- Islam and politics --- Paramilitary forces --- Arab-Israeli conflict --- Politics and government --- Hizballah (Lebanon) --- Lebanon --- Jewish-Arab relations --- Forces, Paramilitary --- Paramilitaries --- Armed Forces --- Military art and science --- Shia Muslims --- Shiah Muslims --- Shiahs --- Shias --- Shiite Muslims --- Muslims --- Politics and government. --- Ḥizb Allāh (Lebanon) --- Hezbollah (Lebanon) --- Hizbollah (Lebanon) --- Mifleget ha-El (Lebanon) --- Hizbullah (Lebanon) --- Hezbullah (Lebanon) --- חזבאללה --- חיזבאללה --- حزب الله --- حزب الله (لبنان) --- حزب الله (Lebanon) --- Hezballah (Lebanon) --- Militias (Paramilitary forces) --- Private militias --- Shiites - Lebanon - Politics and government --- Islam and politics - Lebanon --- Paramilitary forces - Lebanon --- Arab-Israeli conflict - 1993 --- -Lebanon - Politics and government - 1990 --- -Shiites - Lebanon - Politics and government --- -Shiites