The Vanished Imam: Musa al Sadr and the Shia of Lebanon by Ajami, Fouad

Cornell University Press, 1986-05-15. Hardcover. Very good. 6.0x0.94x9.0. In the summer of 1978, Musa al Sadr, the spiritual leader of the Muslim Shia sect in Lebanon, disappeared mysteriously while on a visit to Libya. As in the Shia myth of the ""Hidden Imam,"" this modern-day Imam left his followers upholding his legacy and awaiting his return. Considered an outsider when he had arrived in Lebanon in 1959 from his native Iran, he gradually assumed the role of charismatic mullah, and was instrumental in transforming the Shia, a quiescent and downtrodden Islamic minority, into committed political activists. What sort of person was Musa al Sadr? What beliefs in the Shia doctrine did his life embody? Where did he fit into the tangle of Lebanon's warring factions? What was behind his disappearance?In this fascinating and compelling narrative, Fouad Ajami resurrects the Shia's neglected history, both distant and recent, and interweaves the life and work of Musa al Sadr with the larger strands of the Shia past.

Cornell Univ Pr. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0801419107 . This book is in very good condition; no remainder marks. Dustjacket does have some shelfwear. Inside pages are clean. ; 9 X 5.90 X 0.80 inches; 228 pages .

Cornell University Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The book has some light foxing along the top side edges..

Cornell Univ Pr, 1986-05. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Cornell University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Ithaca:: Cornell University Press,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0801419107 . First edition. Trace foxing on edges, else very good in a very good, price clipped dust jacket. .

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1986. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. FINE IN VERY GOOD DUST JACKET WITH LIGHT WEAR ON REAR PANEL.

Cornell University Press, 1986-05-15. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1986. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. 228, [4] pages. A Note on Sources and Purpose. Some Lebanese Dates of Relevance. Footnotes. Map. Glossary. Index. Paperclip mark and impression on some pages. DJ has some wear, soiling, tears and chips. Fouad A. Ajami (September 18, 1945 - June 22, 2014) was a MacArthur Fellowship winning, Lebanese-born American university professor and writer on Middle Eastern issues. He was a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. In 1980, he accepted an offer from Johns Hopkins University to become director of Middle East Studies at their international relations graduate program in Washington, D.C.: the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He held an endowed chair as the Majid Khadduri professor. A year after arriving at SAIS, Ajami published his first book, The Arab Predicament, which analyzed what Ajami described as an intellectual and political crisis that… Read More