Chapter 1. Origins and Prehistory of Hezbollah
The Rise of Shi'i Politics from the Mid-twentieth Century to the Lebanese Civil War
Chapter 2. The Founding of Hezbollah
The 1982 Israeli Invasion
Chapter 3. Being a Shi'a Muslim in the Twentieth Century
The Intersection of Ritual and Politics
Chapter 4. Resistance, Terrorism, and Violence in Lebanon
Occupation in Southern Lebanon
The 2000 Israeli Withdrawal
Chapter 5. Playing Politics
Hezbollah's Decision to Participate
The Rich Texture of Shi'i Institutions
Chapter 6. From Celebration to War
The Changing Social Tapestry in Post-Civil War Lebanon
Lebanon's Love-Hate Relationship with Rafiq Hariri, and His Assassins
Setting the Stage for War
The Start of Hostilities, July 2006
Hezbollah in a Fractured Postwar Lebanon
