Reaching for power: the Shiʿa in the modern Arab world

"This groundbreaking book addresses the crucial importance of Shi'is to the U.S. endeavor. Yet it also alerts readers to the strong nationalist sentiments of Shi'is, underscoring the difficult challenge that the United States faces in attempting to impose a new order in the Middle Eas...

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Main Author: Naḳash, Yitsḥaḳ 1958- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ [u.a.] Princeton University Press 2006
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Summary:"This groundbreaking book addresses the crucial importance of Shi'is to the U.S. endeavor. Yet it also alerts readers to the strong nationalist sentiments of Shi'is, underscoring the difficult challenge that the United States faces in attempting to impose a new order in the Middle East."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-210) and index
A Shi'i-led reformation -- The burden of the past -- Containment politics in the Persian Gulf -- The struggle for power in Iraq -- The revival of Shi'ism in Lebanon -- Between aspirations and reality
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XIII, 226 S. Kt. 24 cm
ISBN:0691125295
9780691125299

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