Research Catalog

Title

Sectarian politics in the Gulf : from the Iraq war to the Arab uprisings / Frederic M. Wehrey.

Author

Wehrey, Frederic M.

Publication

New York [N.Y.] : Columbia University Press, c2014.

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Details

Description

xx, 328 p.; 23 cm.

Series Statement

Columbia studies in Middle East politics

Subject

• Shīʻah > Relations > Sunnites
• Sunnites > Relations > Shīʻah
• Persian Gulf States > Politics and government > 21st century
• Saudi Arabia > Politics and government > 21st century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-304) and index.

Contents

The roots of sectarianism. Governance, society, and identity in the gulf -- The long shadow of the Iranian revolution -- Bahrain. Debating participation: the Bahraini Shi'a and regional influences -- Sectarian balancing: the Bahraini Sunnis and a polarized parliament -- Into the abyss: the pearl roundabout uprising and its aftermath -- Saudi Arabia. Loyalties under fire: the Saudi Shi'a in the shadow of Iraq -- Under siege: the Salafi and regime counter-mobilization -- Waving 'Uthman's shirt: Saudi Arabia's sectarian spring -- Kuwait. Renegotiating a ruling bargain: the Kuwaiti Shi'a -- Tilting toward repression: the Sunni opposition and the Kuwaiti regime -- A balancing act goes awry: sectarianism and Kuwait's mass protests.

Call Number

JFE 14-1698

ISBN

• 9780231165129 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0231165129 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9780231536103 (electronic) (canceled/invalid)
• 0231536100 (electronic) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2013003977

OCLC

826860910

Author

Wehrey, Frederic M.

Title

Sectarian politics in the Gulf : from the Iraq war to the Arab uprisings / Frederic M. Wehrey.

Imprint

New York [N.Y.] : Columbia University Press, c2014.

Series

Columbia studies in Middle East politics

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-304) and index.

Research Call Number

JFE 14-1698