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A Rhetorical Examination and Critique of Hezbollah, the Party of God

Kahil, Souhad

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2006, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, Communication Studies.
Rhetorical examination and critique of Hezbollah – the Party of God is an analysis and interpretation, of Hezbollah as a social movement whose discourse is rooted in Arabic and Islamic discourse traditions. Hezbollah is a poorly understood movement. It is portrayed as a one-dimensional terrorist group. Hezbollah members are portrayed as plane hijackers, kidnappers and suicide bombers. But the Party of God has a rhetorical life – even the rhetorical construction of the martyr is worth examination from a culturalperspective. The following study examines how persuasive discourse constructs Hezbollah identity and purpose. Further, this study examines how the political and military elements in the context of Lebanese modernism are reflected in movement’s discourse.
Alberto Gonzalez (Advisor)
126 p.

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  • Kahil, S. (2006). A Rhetorical Examination and Critique of Hezbollah, the Party of God [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1143478059

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kahil, Souhad. A Rhetorical Examination and Critique of Hezbollah, the Party of God. 2006. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1143478059.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kahil, Souhad. "A Rhetorical Examination and Critique of Hezbollah, the Party of God." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1143478059

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)