A01=Robert W. Tomlinson
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Hezbollah
Journalism
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Lebanese Shi`a
Lebanese-Iranian Connections
Lebanon
Media
Middle East History
Middle East Policy
Narrative
Orientalism
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Press coverage of Shi`a
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Product details
- ISBN 9781498565479
- Weight: 467g
- Dimensions: 158 x 232mm
- Publication Date: 15 Nov 2018
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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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.
Bob Tomlinson is associate professor in the National Security Affairs Department of the Naval War College at the Naval Postgraduate School.
