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Reaching for power : the Shiʻa in the modern Arab world / Yitzhak Nakash

Author
Nakash, Yitzhak
Published
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2006]
Copyright Date
©2006
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages) : maps
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Contents
A Shiʻi-led reformation -- The burden of the past -- Containment politics in the Persian Gulf -- The struggle for power in Iraq -- The revival of Shiʻism in Lebanon -- Between aspirations and reality.
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."--Jacket
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9781400841462 (electronic bk.)
1400841461 (electronic bk.)
9780691134789 (electronic bk.)
0691134782 (electronic bk.)
0691125295 (electronic bk.)
9780691125299 (electronic bk.)
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-210) and index.
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