Sectarian Politics in the Gulf : : From the Iraq War to the Arab Uprisings /

Sectarian Politics in the Gulf : : From the Iraq War to the Arab Uprisings / / Frederic Wehrey.

One of Foreign Policy's Best Five Books of 2013, chosen by Marc Lynch of The Middle East ChannelBeginning with the 2003 invasion of Iraq and concluding with the aftermath of the 2011 Arab uprisings, Frederic M. Wehrey investigates the roots of the Shi'a-Sunni divide now dominating the Pers...

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Wehrey, Frederic,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2013]
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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.) :; ‹B›B&W Illus.: ‹/B›1.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • List of Abbreviations
  • PART I. THE ROOTS OF SECTARIANISM
  • 1. Governance, Society, and Identity in the Gulf
  • 2. The Long Shadow of the Iranian Revolution
  • PART II. BAHRAIN
  • 3. Debating Participation
  • 4. Sectarian Balancing
  • 5. Into the Abyss
  • PART III. SAUDI ARABIA
  • 6. Loyalties Under Fire
  • 7. Under Siege
  • 8. Waving ʿUthman's Shirt
  • PART IV. KUWAIT
  • 9. Renegotiating a Ruling Bargain
  • 10. Tilting Toward Repression
  • 11. A Balancing Act Goes Awry
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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