Hizb'allah in Lebanon: The Politics of the Western Hostage Crisis

by Magnus Ranstorp and Ranstorp

Book Overview

The Lebanese Hizb'Alla organisation and its involvement in the abduction of Western citizens is a complex subject veiled in secrecy which plagued the conduct of foreign policy for most Western governments for over a decade. The West's chequered response to the hostage-crisis underlines the dilemma of the fulfilment of these state's duty to protect their citizens taken hostage abroad without major sacrifices in the conduct of foreign policy. This study...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312164912
• ISBN13: 9780312164911
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"