Nabih Berri and Lebanese PoliticsNabih Barri is a key figure in the Lebanese and Shi'ite politics for the last three decades. As the leader of the Shi'ite Amal movement since 1980 and as the Lebanese Speaker since 1992, Barri played a major role in all political events and processes in Lebanon between the early 1980's and today, including the current severe Lebanese crisis. |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
| 1 | |
1 Nabih Berris Early Years | 17 |
2 From a Marginal Militia Leader to a Key Man | 29 |
Leading Amal and the Shiites in the Jungle of the Civil War | 52 |
Reaching National Status Losing Shiite Hegemony | 91 |
5 Berris Political Stands | 153 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accused agenda agreement al-‘Arabi Al-Hayat al-Nahar al-Safir al-Shira alliance ally Amal and Hizballah Amal’s Aoun April Arab assassination August became Beirut Biqa bloc camp civil crisis Daily Star Damascus Daud Druze Emile Lahoud established faction Fadlallah FBIS-DR February Hafez al-Assad Hariri Hashim Hassan Nasrallah head Hizballah Hussein al-Husseini Imam interview Iran Iranian Israel Israeli invasion Israeli occupation issue Jabal-‘Amil July Jumayil June Kamil al-As‘ad Lahoud leader leadership Lebanese army Lebanese politics Lebanese Shi‘ites leftist March 14 March 14 alliance Maronite ment Michel Aoun Middle East military militia Musa Sadr Muslim Nabih Berri October Palestinian Parliament speaker parliamentary elections position President Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri regime relations resistance rival role Sadr’s disappearance September Shi‘a Shi‘ite community Shi‘ite movements Shi‘ite public South southern Lebanon SSIC status struggle Sunni Syrian Ta’if Ta’if Accord Tibnin tion troika Voice of Lebanon votes Walid Junblat western Beirut zu‘ama
Bibliographic information
| Title | Nabih Berri and Lebanese Politics Middle East in Focus |
| Author | O. Nir |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Springer, 2011 |
| ISBN | 0230117635, 9780230117631 |
| Length | 226 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |