Fadlallah : The Making of a Radical Shiite Leader

Jamal Sankari

This unique book traces the career trajectory of the most prominent figures in modern political Islam, against a background of cultural, political and economic upheaval in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon. From Sayyid Hussein Fadlallah’s early intellectual development through his scholastic and political engagements, Jamal Sankari assesses the cleric’s impact on both the resistance group Hizbollah and on the region as a whole. Demonized by the West, and…

'Fascinating and unexpectedly frank…Jamal Sankari's nuanced, deeply informed biography of the cleric is essential reading.' Middle East Journal 'Thoughtful, penetrative and exhaustive.' Professor Augustus Richard Norton, Department of International Relations, Boston University

Language: English
ISBN: 9780863565960
2005, Hardcover, 397 pages,