Marie Michael Library

Title

The Lebanese Shi'a and Political Violence

Author

Picard, Elizabeth

Description

The paper presents the historical context of political mobilization and violence within the Shi'i community in Lebanon since 1920. It looks at recent evolution and the choice faced by the movement between compromise or future remobilization.

File No

UNRISD-DP42

Agency

UNRISD

Date

Apr-93

Subject(s)

Violence