The Shi'is of Jabal 'Amil and the New Lebanon Community and Nation-State, 1918-1943

Tamara Chalabi highlights the development of a "politics of demand" and the increased political activism of this community in a time of great change. In doing so, she explores how Arab nationalism was transformed from an ideology of the opposition - a means for the empowerment of marginal communities whether they be Arab Muslim, Christian or rural - into a tool for the assertion of political domination. The book demonstrates the legacy/lessons from this one case study are applicable throughout the Middle East today.

Tamara Chalabi is an independent scholar based in London engaged in consultancy on Middle Eastern and International topics with a current focus on Iraq.

Introduction * Part I: With the New Lebanon: Political Evolution * In the Beirut Vilayet: A Description of Jabal 'Amil * Jabal 'Amil and the Arab Awakening * Turmoil and New Order: Jabal 'Amil in 1920 * Part II: In the New Lebanon: Socio-Cultural Transformation * Jabal 'Amil Redefined * Out of the Margin * Venues for Integration * History and Culture Introduction * Part I: With the New Lebanon: Political Evolution * In the Beirut Vilayet: A Description of Jabal 'Amil * Jabal 'Amil and the Arab Awakening * Turmoil and New Order: Jabal 'Amil in 1920 * Part II: In the New Lebanon: Socio-Cultural Transformation * Jabal 'Amil Redefined * Out of the Margin * Venues for Integration * History and Culture