Featuring a new prologue and conclusion and two new chapters on recent developmentsWith Hezbollahs entry into the Lebanese government inand forceful intervention in the Syrian civil war the potent Shii political and military organization continues to play an enormous role in the Middle East A hybrid of militia political party and social services and public works provider the group is the most powerful player in Lebanon Policymakers in the United States and Israel usually denounce Hezbollah as a dangerous terrorist organization and refuse to engage with it yet even its adversaries need to contend with its durability and resilient popular support Augustus Richard Nortons incisive account stands as the most lucid informed and balanced analysis of Hezbollah yet writtenand this expanded and fully updated third edition features a new prologue and conclusion and two new chapters largely devoted to the groups recent activities including its involvement in Syria Hezbollah is a work of