Amal and the Shi'a: Struggle for the Soul of Lebanon

by Augustus Richard Norton

Book Overview

Book by Norton, Augustus Richard This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029273039X
• ISBN13: 9780292730397
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Fascinating scholarship

The Shiite Muslims have been a real puzzle to me, and I have been reading everything that I can get my hands on these days. This book turned on the light for me in terms of how the Shiites gains political awareness. Although it was published in 1987, it is the best thing that I have seen. One wonders whether parallel developments will occur in Iraq.

Amal and the Shi'a

Well written explanation of Amal's (the Shia's) struggles during the lebanese civil war. A must read if you are interested in the current history of lebanon.