'Tine Gade provides us with a remarkably detailed and in-depth field study which highlights the 'Sunni city' of Tripoli as a world in itself. However, the book goes beyond this case story: it shows also how this Sunni city mirrors the complexity of Lebanese politics and identity, and the long, complex history of Arab Sunni radicalism in the Middle East.' Olivier Roy, European University Institute
Introduction: Tripoli, secondary city of Lebanon; 1. Tripoli's city corporatism and identity politics during the nationalist era (1920–1979); 2. Regional proxy war: Radical Islamism (1982–1986) alters Tripoli; 3. The postwar erosion of Tripoli's city corporatism; 4. The globalization of Islam and the crisis of religious authority; 5. The future movement: Lebanon's political crisis and sectarianization 2005–2011; 6. Tripoli's Islamists: Clients of Arab Gulf states or autonomous actors?; 7. The impact of the Syrian Civil War and beyond, 2011–2020; Conclusion: What can Tripoli tell us about violence and ideological-political activism in the Middle East?