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Covering the Shi`a: English Press Representation of the Lebanese Shi`a 1975-1985

Covering the Shi`a: English Press Representation of the Lebanese Shi`a 1975-1985

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ISBN10: 1498565476
ISBN13: 9781498565479
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Nov 15 2018
Pages: 180
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
Often demonized by the Western media and press, Hezbollah's origins are rooted in activities of the Lebanese Shi a in the late 1970s and early 80s. Covering the Shi a: English Press Representation of the Lebanese Shi a 1975-1985 chronicles how the English-language press and media represented the most consequential group in Lebanon to Western audiences during the critical period of 1975-1985. Focusing on three of the most prominent English-language newspapers at that time, the book outlines how the Western media frequently disregarded the Shi i civil rights movement in Lebanon. Conflating that movement with other Arab independence campaigns, the Western media missed key aspects and the dynamics at work in the Lebanese Shi i community. Additionally, in failing to understand and report the nature of the transnational networks that supported the Shi i community in Lebanon, the resultant news narrative reported in the English-language media was at odds with the narratives harbored by the Lebanese Shi a themselves. In order to gain an understanding of the operations of Lebanese Hezbollah today, and the current media coverage of the organization, this book offers insights on the origins of Shi a resistance and how one can evaluate the group today.

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