The Shia Revival

Explains the provocative rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini, the Saudi pressure on the United States not to unseat Saddam Hussein in 1991, the critical role of the Ayatollah Sistani and the religious establishment in Najaf, the volatility of Pakistan, and the consequences of the shift toward Shia power through American intervention.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Vali Nasr
• Editore: Norton and Co Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.09.2006
• EAN: 9780393062113
• ISBN: 978-0-393-06211-3
• Dimensioni: 145 mm x 215 mm x 23 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica; Islam : Politik, Zeitgeschichte, Mittlerer Osten, Vorderasien : Politik, Zeitgeschichte, Schiiten, Schiismus