University of Texas Press, Austin, 1987. Signed first edition trade paperback of Amal and the Shi'a: Struggle for the Soul of Lebanon by Augustus Richard Norton.

The author has signed and inscribed the half-title page with an affectionate note to his brother-in-law.

This book explores the reasons that a religious group such as the Amal, with its founder Imam Musa Sadr, could develop such increasing power ina country like Lebanon. It further discusses the Shi'a in relationship to the other major forces in the country and the region, including the Maronites, the Sunnis, the Druze, the Israelis, and the Syrians.

Good condition. Solid book with shelf wear.